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Colorado equal pay law does not require plaintiffs to allege gender-based retaliation, appeals court finds
The 2019 Colorado law aimed at rooting out pay discrimination on the basis of sex does not require a plaintiff to allege their employer retaliated against them for sex- or gender-related reasons, the state’s second-highest court decided on Thursday. Lawmakers enacted the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act with a stated intent to “close the…
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Hardworking Coloradans deserve dignity, right to access wages they earned | OPINION
By Monica Duran and Sean Camacho Across Colorado, too many families are doing everything right, yet still cannot make ends meet every month. Inflation has driven up the cost of groceries, rent, childcare and gas, while wages remain unchanged. For nearly 40%of Coloradans living paycheck to paycheck, just one unexpected expense — a car repair,…
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King Soopers strike imminent after ‘last, best and final offer’
With United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union representatives rejecting King Soopers/City Market’s “last, best and final offer” Tuesday, it looks as though picket lines in metro Denver stores will materialize at 5 a.m. Wednesday. More than 8,700 workers at 78 Denver metro area stores plan to walk out Wednesday morning. Colorado Springs stores…
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock to business leaders: It’s time to raise workers’ wages
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock told a group of business leaders Tuesday that the city needs to have “a tough conversation” about increasing wages for workers. “A good day’s work, no matter the job, should be compensated with a livable wage,” Hancock told about 600 people gathered for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s annual State…
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Annual report shows wages, opportunities stall for minority Coloradans
Black and Latino workers in the state continue to struggle with stagnant wages, according to new report published by Colorado Center on Law and Policy. The “State of Working Colorado” shows that most Colorado workers have seen few if any gains in recent years, the center said. “Meanwhile, black and Latino workers still face alarming…
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Not everything is rosy with jobs in Colorado
For Colorado residents hunting for jobs that pay enough to live on, reports of the state’s low unemployment rate and rapid population growth can be very disheartening. It seems everyone else has a job except you, often a depressing thought. However, a recent study digs deeper into the numbers and finds that job hunters’ perceptions…