Colorado increases penalties for wage theft under bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis

Governor signs new law aimed at preventing wage theft for Colorado workers with increased penalties

Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill that aims to crack down on wage theft in Colorado by increasing penalties and requiring the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics to publish offenders' names online.

Colorado increases penalties for wage theft under bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis

Colorado will have sharper penalties for wage theft under a law signed by Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday, including a new requirement that the state publish the names of employers who don’t pay workers. House Bill 1001 also increases the amount of money employees can recoup from successful wage theft claims to $13,000 from $7,500 and cuts the wait time for victims to receive their pay to 120 days from six months. The new law specifies that using a…