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Despite concern over specific provisions, legislators advance wage-theft bill without changes
Sponsors of a bill to ramp up penalties for businesses committing wage theft promised to make changes to it Thursday but weren’t yet ready to
Legislators will debate a very different wage-theft bill this year, but opposition remains
After Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a 2024 construction wage-theft-enforcement bill that he said could trip up law-abiding contractors, proponents are back with a follow-up that
Take a close look at Lauren McFerran’s spotty Record
On Aug. 20, union leaders took to the stage at the Democratic National Convention to emphasize the importance of organized labor to the American economy.
Polis’ wage theft veto garners industry support, workers’ dismay
Earlier in May, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a measure billed as a way to prevent wage theft in the construction industry, and groups associated with
Labor groups criticize Colorado governor’s veto of wage theft bill
Hundreds of people gathered on the west steps of the state capitol on Thursday to protest Gov. Jared Polis’ recent veto of labor-related legislation, including
Jared Polis Labor Movement Colorado Vetoes
Union leaders are livid at Colorado’s governor for vetoing a trio of their priority bills last week, but they used Thursday to air broader grievances
Labor Groups Criticize Governor’s Veto of Wage Theft Bill
Hundreds of people gathered on the west steps of the state capitol on Thursday to protest Gov. Jared Polis’ recent veto of labor-related legislation, including
Coalition of Business Groups Ask Polis to Veto Wage Theft Bill
A dozen contractors and business organizations have mounted an effort to ask Gov. Jared Polis to veto a recently passed bill that would ramp up
Construction Wage Theft Proposal Passes Legislative Committee Overwhelmingly
Democrats on a Colorado House committee enthusiastically advanced a bill Thursday that would make construction general contractors jointly liable for wages their subcontractors fail to
