A coalition of business and industry groups is rallying behind efforts to stop a proposal to require businesses to pay employees for showing up — even when they did not do any work because there's not enough work that day.

For workers, the situation could mean losing a day's pay — and supporters say that puts an "an untenable burden on families."

But business leaders argue that the legislative measure imposes punitive and "inflexible" requirements that fail to consider companies' operational needs and the "nature of unpredictable industries."

Under the House Bill 23-1118, companies must provide a worker an hour of "predictability pay" when they add time to a shift or changes the location, and two hours salary if they reduced the work time.

The bill also imposes mandates on companies, including notifying workers, on schedules.

The Colorado Chamber of Commerce on Friday listed 45 business groups opposed to the bill, saying the growing number of critics — which include municipal chambers, as well as trade groups representing the hospitality, tourism and health industries — affirms the argument that it would "drive businesses out of the state and hurt Colorado’s economic competitiveness."

"HB 1118 imposes broad new regulations and restrictions on how employers manage employee workweek schedules and pay," the chamber said in a statement. "It would impact thousands of public and private employers across the state, creating inflexible requirements that fail to consider the basic...

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