Tag: Denver Minimum Wage
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Denver’s minimum wage increases to $18.29
Once the clock struck midnight in Denver on Sunday, the city’s minimum wage increased from $17.29 per hour to $18.29. City auditors reminded business owners to keep track of the change. Denver has increased its minimum wage by $5.44 since 2020, when it stood at $12.85 per hour. The city’s minimum wage was $14.77 in…
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Denver minimum wage set to increase in 2024
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Denver’s minimum wage will be increased to $18.29 an hour as of January 1, 2024, according to a press release from the city. Minimum wage for tipped food and beverage workers will also be raised $1 to $15.27 per hour, as long as the worker earns at least $3.02 in actual tips. This $1 increase…
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Denver’s minimum wage to increase to $15.87 on Jan. 1
Denver’s next citywide minimum wage increase is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, raising the minimum wage from $14.77 to $15.87 per hour. This will be the third time the city’s minimum wage has increased since the City Council passed its local minimum wage ordinance in November 2019. When the ordinance passed, the city’s…
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Denver extends public comment on program that would pay youth employees less than minimum wage
The city of Denver is asking for the public’s opinion on a program draft that would allow employers to pay workers who are younger than 18 less than minimum wage. The proposed Youth Certified Employment Program allows youth employees to be paid up to 15% less than Denver’s minimum wage if their job offers career…