Despite pleas from business owners to postpone the next phase of the city’s minimum wage hike until after the pandemic, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s office confirmed that the city will raise wages to $14.77 on Jan. 1, as scheduled.
City leaders met last week with stakeholders, including the Colorado Restaurant Association, to deliver the decision, which is estimated to impact more than 50,000 Denver workers.
Last year, Hancock and City Councilwoman At-Large Robin Kniech pushed forward a bill that raised the minimum wage for workers in Denver, beginning in 2020. Wages will rise from $12.85 an hour this year to $14.77 next year, then again to $15.87 in 2022, with annual adjustments made each year thereafter.
Source: https://www.coloradopolitics.com
