wage theft
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In Colorado, if your boss rips you off, it’s no longer a secret
Bad bosses, listen up: If you rip off employees — pinch their tips, pay less than minimum wage, deny overtime or jilt them on expenses — that’s no longer a “trade secret” but now a matter of public record in Colorado. This week Gov. John Hickenlooper put another notch in the legislative pistol of Rep. Jessie Danielson,…
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Bipartisan bill to stop pilfering paychecks advances in Senate
A decent wage is hard enough to come by in some lines of work, so state lawmakers are cracking down on employers who cross the line by shortchanging their workers on overtime or forcing them to work on their own time. The “Wage Theft Transparency Act,” sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Jessie Danielson of Wheat…


