Tag: Contract Workers
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Contract workers at DIA added to Denver’s employment displacement protection
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s employment displacement protection for service contract workers will be extended to workers at the Denver International Airport after the City Council unanimously approved the proposal Monday. Under the protection, if a contract that provides essential city services ends, the successor contractor must offer the…
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City Council proposal would expand displacement protection for Denver contract workers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will soon vote on a proposal to expand employment displacement protections for contract workers, after the council finance committee unanimously approved the ordinance Tuesday. Under the ordinance, if a contract that provides essential city services ends, the successor contractor must offer…
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Two-month trend continues as Colorado new jobless claims down again
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While the continued slide of new jobless claims stands as encouraging news, the 5,825 new regular claims filed for the week ending April 24 far outstrips the highest week of new filings in 2019, according to data released Thursday by the Colorado Department of Labor…
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Denver Human Resources rejects to address wage stagnation, appeals among contract workers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Office of Human Resources rejects responsibility for how prevailing wage rates are determined, leaving some contract workers with stagnant pay and no options for appeal, according to a report by Auditor Timothy O’Brien…