Tag: Overtime
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Colorado Senate committee advances bill increasing overtime threshold for farmworkers
The struggle to balance farmworker protections with the survival of Colorado’s family farms took center stage Thursday as senators debated two competing overtime bills. The Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee held a rare double-bill hearing that led to a 3-2 vote rejecting a measure that was supported by unions and sponsored by the committee…
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Federal judge advances lawsuit seeking overtime compensation for Aurora firefighter trainees
A federal judge gave preliminary approval earlier this month to a class of Aurora firefighter trainees who may sue the city over allegations that they were denied overtime pay in violation of federal law. Joseph Elias, who attended Aurora’s fire academy between July-August 2023, filed suit last year alleging the city is violating the Fair…
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Competing overtime bills for agriculture workers split Colorado Democrats
Competing bills setting the overtime threshold for farmworkers have split legislators at the Colorado state Capitol, with one group saying a law passed in 2021 has harmed, rather than helped, farming operations and workers alike, while the other side insists that farmworkers should be treated like any other employee. The first group, which is bipartisan,…
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$11 million sought for Denver police overtime, separation payouts
The Denver Police Department is short $11 million and is asking the city to pick up the tab for unplanned and unfunded overtime tied to numerous protests and officer-involved shootings this year. Part of the request would also cover shortfalls in DPD separation payouts. The money, if approved by the City Council, would come from…
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NFL Insider: Broncos have another Week 2 date with Steelers 50 years after NFL’s first regular-season overtime game
For the first time in 50 years, the Broncos and Steelers on Sunday will square off in Week 2 in Denver. It would take quite a game to match what happened in their last such meeting. It was in 1974 that the NFL instituted overtime in the regular season for the first time. And in…