DENVER – Denver’s workers received more than $1.1 million in restitution in 2022, thanks to Denver Labor’s proactive enforcement and work with cooperative employers who raised wages according to the law.
“Denver’s wage ordinances are helping my team assist workers better than ever before,” Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA, said. “Legal protections for workers make a difference because it gives employers a clear framework and workers have recourse when they are underpaid.”
Ahead of the new year, the Denver Labor division of the Auditor’s Office is launching a new tool to help connect workers with the money they are owed. Using the LexisNexis Accurint database, our analysts are working to find contact information for people we have not been able to reach so they can pick up their restitution checks.
Most often, restitution checks go directly to employees once a case is resolved with an employer. However, sometimes the worker who earned the money is more difficult to contact. Denver Labor can hold checks for pickup for 2 years, at which time the restitution is remitted to the city.
“Our goal is to use technology and public records to get uncollected restitution more quickly to the people who earned it, because we know every paycheck matters to our city’s lowest paid employees,” Denver Labor Executive Director Jeff Garcia said.
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