Tag: Department Of Labor
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10th Circuit upholds violations, sanctions against Colorado Springs mental health hospital
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed earlier this month that the government properly cited and penalized a Colorado Springs psychiatric hospital for failing to protect its staff from known risks posed by patients. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected Cedar Springs Hospital in 2019. OSHA then issued a citation alleging that Cedar Springs violated…
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Western Slope farmers fear impact of mass deportations and labor market changes
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PALISADE • To be a farmer in any era is to live, unsteadily, with constant change. On rural Colorado’s small family farms one thing is certain: the landscape of agriculture is shifting. And the tenuous balance is in for a new test as promises of mass…
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Parker man indicted for taking $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief
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A Parker man faces a federal indictment for fraudulently obtaining funds through COVID-19 assistance programs over three years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado said on Wednesday. Tarek Kassem, 63, is accused of applying for, and receiving, more than $1.4 million in Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and more than $300,000 in Payroll Protection Program…
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Colorado unemployment rate rose in October
Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.6% in October, according to a report from the Department of Labor and Employment. The last time the unemployment rate increased occurred in August — from 3.3% to 3.4%. The labor force in Colorado increased by 1,900 in October, but the number of individuals who are employed declined…
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Federal judge declines to intervene in Biden minimum wage rule for seasonal river guides
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge in Colorado refused to block a Biden administration regulation increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors, including seasonal river guides who operate on public land. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A.…