A contentious bill pitting many restaurant owners against workers over how much tipped employees should earn was approved by the Colorado legislature Tuesday, with the restaurant industry feeling like it had achieved a small victory.
During the Boulder County Commissioners’ public comment session on April 3, several Niwot residents addressed the commissioners with significant concerns about the detrimental effects of the current minimum wage ordinance on Niwot’s small businesses.
Ordinance 2023-4, which took effect on January 1, 2024, established the minimum wage for unincorporated Boulder County at $16.57 per hour this year, $1.76 higher than the neighboring incorporated towns and cities, except Boulder, which is still lower than the county ordinance.
What happens when the price of eggs soars? People buy fewer eggs and start looking for substitutes. What would happen if, say, government set a $10 minimum price on a dozen eggs, higher than the usual price in stores these days? People would buy fewer eggs, yet producers would want to sell all the eggs they could. Some eggs would sit around unpurchased.
House Bill 1208: Price controls for a minimum wage mistake Read More »
In November, Boulder voters approved the increase of minimum wage in the city from $14.42 to $15.57 per hour, which went into effect on Jan. 1. As the new year begins, Peter Waters, the T/aco restaurant owner, is taking a close look at his budget.
Higher minimum wage in Boulder, Colorado puts strain on local restaurants Read More »
While the federal minimum wage has been unchanged since 2009, more than 20 states are set to see an increase in 2025.
Map details where the minimum wage is — and isn’t — increasing in 2025 Read More »
The Colorado minimum wage will increase by 39 cents in 2025, according to the Colorado Division of Labor Standards and Statistics.
Colorado’s minimum wage is increasing again in 2025 by 2.7%, tipped wage also increasing Read More »
The Boulder City Council is considering raising the city’s minimum wage to between $15.57 per hour and $16.58 per hour starting next year, with additional increases of over a dollar in each of the following two years. A final decision is expected later this year.
Boulder weighing minimum wage bump to $16.58 in 2025, another $1 in 2026, 2027 Read More »
The minimum wage in Colorado and a few local governments is going up again Jan. 1.
State’s minimum wage could increase by nearly 3% again in January Read More »
