Denver, CO
New Denver ordinance will allow wage theft victims to circumvent lengthy court process
The Denver Metropolis Council handed an ordinance Monday to assist victims of wage theft by permitting them to file a criticism with the town auditor slightly than going via the court docket system.
Victims of wage theft typically don’t search restitution due to costly authorized charges, a prolonged course of and worry of retaliation.
Below the brand new ordinance, after a criticism is filed, Denver Labor will examine. If wage theft is discovered, victims will obtain their withheld wages plus curiosity.
The ordinance applies to employees in any business and consists of unbiased contractors.
Below the brand new rule, Denver Labor has additionally been empowered to levy penalties on corporations and employers that don’t comply.
Maryland Roe, a house care employee for getting old adults, has been combating for unpaid wages for years with out progress and says one thing wants to alter.
“The federal board has dominated in favor of me, however I nonetheless haven’t been paid, and that was two years in the past. The place is the justice?” she mentioned.
Jordan Jones says unpaid wages by contractors is a big concern that stops carpenters from with the ability to put meals on their desk.
“There’s so many contractors who will take these earnings and (say), “Oh, come again subsequent week.” Nicely, I’m scared. I don’t need to unfastened my job, and I’ve double coming to me subsequent time. So, I keep,“ Jones mentioned.
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce was the only speaker in opposition to the wage theft ordinance.
Councilman Kevin Flynn addressed companies’ involved concerning the penalties.
“I do know there are employers, contracts and corporations which are involved. However I need to inform them, I feel I discovered a loophole, and that’s to pay your employees each rattling cent they earn,” Flynn mentioned within the assembly.
Wage theft happens in some ways: an employer could refuse to pay an worker, deny extra time, or drive staff to work via authorized meal breaks. It may additionally happen within the type of unlawful deductions.
The highest business violators are lodging and meals companies, manufacturing, building and retail commerce.
“We have been engaged on this since 2019. And, you realize, we’re simply actually excited to get this handed as a result of wage theft continues to be the most typical type of theft nationwide. And on this time of extended financial downturn, it is simply actually crucial that the important employees that held us down through the pandemic are capable of receives a commission what they deserve and the wages owed to them,” mentioned Sofia Solano, an organizer with Colorado Jobs With Justice.
The Colorado Fiscal Institute says over 440,000 Colorado employees expertise wage theft. Colorado employers steal about $730 million from staff via wage theft yearly.
Even with all of the records that Nikola Jokic already holds in the NBA, he somehow still finds a way to mesmerize fans every game.
As the Denver Nuggets faced off against the Utah Jazz on Friday night, Jokic did the unbelievable and hit a near full-court buzzer-beater in a moment that left fans shocked.
Most importantly for Jokic and the Nuggets, they came out with a win against the Utah Jazz.
NIKOLA JOKIC IS INSANE. 🤯🤯🤯
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 29, 2025
After the game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone gave his thoughts on Jokic’s impressive accomplishment.
“I don’t know if this still holds true and maybe you guys would know but, somebody told me if Nikola Jokic didn’t shoot those desperation heaves, he would be leading the league in three-point shooting,” Malone said. “If you took all of those out, and what you love about him is he does not care. He shoots the ball because he believes that they are all going in.”
“And when I asked him about it after the game when it left your hands did you think it was going to go in? And he told me actually it did, the way it came out and we all know that we have got spoiled watching him with the touch that he has,” Malone said. “His shot-making ability that he has is just incredible. That put us up by ten at the half. But Nikola can find ways to impress which is very hard to do when a player with as many accomplishments that he has.”
To a degree, NBA fans truly have become spoiled watching Nikola Jokic play basketball. Game after game, he’s found a new Wilt Chamberlain-esque record ot break and continues to hit half-court shots with ease.
Nikola Jokic is in a rarefied type of air, one where he could easily be winning NBA MVPs every year, but he doesn’t, solely due to voter fatigue.
The No. 1-seeded Boston College Eagles (27-7-2) men’s hockey team takes on the No. 3-seeded Denver Pioneers (30-11-1) in the Manchester Regional Final on Sunday night.
Both teams earned spots in the game after winning their first round contests.
Boston College defeated No. 4-seeded Bentley 3-1 on Friday afternoon after a late third period goal from forward James Hagens and an empty netter from forward Ryan Leonard.
Denver dominated No. 2-seeded Providence 5-1 on Friday night. Four different Pioneers scored goals in the contest.
This is the first time the two teams are meeting since the 2024 national championship. In the title game, Denver topped Boston College 2-0 after scoring a pair of goals in the second period.
The winner of this game will win the Regional and will return to the Frozen Four for the second straight year.
Below is all the information for the upcoming matchup.
How to Watch: Boston College Men’s Hockey vs. Denver:
Who: No. 1 Boston College Eagles and No. 3 Denver Pioneers
When: Sunday, March 30 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H.
TV: ESPN2
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last Outing, Denver: The Pioneers defeated the Providence Friars 5-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles beat the Bentley Falcons 3-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon.
Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was in last year’s national championship on April 13, 2024. Denver defeated Boston College 2-0.
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