On Labor Day, we honor the contributions and achievements of America’s and Denver’s workers — the people who produce our food, care for our loved ones when they are sick, teach our children, build and repair our city, and more. Without their labor, our society could not run.
But without significant government support, these essential workers will face widespread exploitation and wage theft.
In recognition of workers’ value, Denver and Colorado leaders have recently made new laws raising the minimum wage, expanding overtime protections, guaranteeing paid sick leave, and protecting workers against wage theft, which happens whenever an employer doesn’t pay somebody the money they earn.
But without real enforcement, legal protections are hollow. Many people who have their rights violated cannot afford a lawyer, don’t know how to bring a lawsuit themselves, and fear retaliation. They need every dollar and cent they earned. That’s why my team and I work so hard to investigate and fight wage theft. In the last 10 months, we’ve collected more than $1,614,236 for 3,062 workers.
To continue to fight for workers’ rights and set a national standard, Denver must devote more resources to this problem. Despite all the money we have recovered, we capture only a percentage of the wage theft that plagues Denver’s workers. In the next three years, we need to hire new investigators, refine our enforcement strategies, and leverage every tool we can to ensure that the people who run our city...
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