In Opposition to a Bill to Cut Tipped Workers’ Wage in Colorado Localities

Summary

On February 20, 2025, NELP Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst Yannet Lathrop testified before the Colorado General Assembly’s House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor in opposition to HB25-1208. The bill would slash the base wage of thousands of tipped workers in Denver, Edgewater, Boulder County, and the City of Boulder, all of which have enacted ordinances raising their wage floors above the state minimum wage.