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Summit Daily: Colorado wage theft bill would strengthen worker protections, but critics say it’s overreach on small businesses

Colorado lawmakers are proposing sweeping reforms to the state’s wage theft enforcement laws to better protect workers from business malpractice — but some groups fear some provisions could put employers at a disadvantage. House Bill 25-1001, sponsored by Democratic lawmakers, attempts to make it easier for victims of wage theft to recover stolen wages through […]

Colorado Sun: Colorado would become second state to limit when workers can be fired under union-backed ballot measure

Colorado would become the second “just-cause employment” state in the U.S. should a measure proposed by state union leaders make the 2026 ballot and pass. Initiative 43 would prohibit companies with more than eight employees from firing or suspending a worker without just cause, which is defined in the measure as substandard performance, material neglect, […]

Total Food Service: Colorado’s Restaurant Industry Seeks Lifeline Through Tip Offset Bill

Keeping a restaurant open and profitable has never been more difficult. Rising food costs due to inflation, ongoing supply chain disruptions, and a highly competitive labor market have created significant hurdles for restaurant owners across Colorado. Recruiting and retaining both front-of-house staff and kitchen employees has become increasingly difficult, especially as wage expectations grow and […]

Parker Chronicle: Parker makes itself known at Capitol

Around 40 of Parker’s elected officials, town staff and business owners spent a day at the state Capitol to learn how and why they should lobby for the town’s interest. The group heard from state representatives and the executive director of the Colorado Competitive Council, which is a nonprofit organization focused on economic development and […]

Compete Colorado: House Bill 1208: Price controls for a minimum wage mistake

What happens when the price of eggs soars? People buy fewer eggs and start looking for substitutes. What would happen if, say, government set a $10 minimum price on a dozen eggs, higher than the usual price in stores these days? People would buy fewer eggs, yet producers would want to sell all the eggs […]

Denver Gazette: Earth to politicians: It’s still the economy, stupid

Our local, state and national politicians all seem to have gotten distracted already from the message voters sent last fall. It’s not about Ukraine, tariffs, DOGE, unions or assault weapons. It’s about the fact that we can’t afford the increasing cost of our lives. … A recent Colorado Chamber report found that Colorado is the […]

Summit Daily: Opinion | Bruce Butler: Colorado is on the road to California

In December the Colorado Chamber of Commerce released the results of a commissioned third-party regulatory impact study that determined Colorado has the sixth highest number of business restrictions in the nation, with “nearly 45% of its 200,000 regulations being excessive or duplicative.” Formally titled, the “Regulation Impact Analysis Report 2024,” the study further concluded that, “for […]