One of the bills to emerge from Colorado’s eventful legislative session was House Bill 25-1001, which strengthened worker protections against wage theft and enforced overtime laws. While several groups support the bill’s goal, others are concerned about the impact of stricter penalties on small businesses.
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The Colorado Chamber of Commerce, which had originally shown support for the bill and was working with sponsors to craft amendments that would appease some of the concerns of local business owners, withdrew its support after the majority of the chamber’s proposed amendments were not pushed forward.
“We had hoped to make some progress with the bill sponsors, but unfortunately, that didn’t really happen in the end,” said Meghan Dollar, senior vice president of government affairs for the Colorado Chamber of Commerce.
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