Category: Workers’ Rights

Stay informed on labor policies, wages, and protections that impact Colorado workers. Get the latest insights from CFI.

Stolen Labor: Wage Theft In Colorado

May 25, 2022

Everyone should be paid for their work, but hundreds of thousands of Colorado workers experience wage theft every year. Learn…

Colorado and the COVID-19 Recession

March 27, 2020

While public health officials across the world call the steps taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus necessary to…

Stolen Labor: Wage Theft in Colorado

September 30, 2019

Everyone deserves to be paid for the work they put in on the job. Unfortunately, for hundreds of thousands of…

Can you make it on the minimum wage? Use this calculator to find out

February 10, 2014

Can you make ends meet earning the minimum wage? The New York Times has created a handy calculator that lets…

CFI Analysis: Wage Nonpayment Costs Colorado Workers $750M Per Year

January 22, 2014

A new analysis from the Colorado Fiscal Institute estimates that workers in our state are deprived of an estimated $749.5…

Combating Poverty with Tax Policy

September 20, 2013

By Ali Mickelson With such a high number of Americans living in poverty, the tax code is a key anti-poverty…

Colorado Communities of Color See Higher Rates of Poverty and Lower Income, Census Data Show

September 19, 2013

African-Americans, Native American Indians and Latinos in Colorado experienced higher rates of poverty and lower household income compared to Whites…

Employment is Rising, But Not Prosperity For All

August 28, 2013

By Marlana Wallace While Colorado has almost recovered all of the jobs it lost during the recession, job growth has…

The Impact of Income Inequality on Colorado’s GPI

May 22, 2013

by Chris Stiffler What is a Genuine Progress Indicator? A Genuine Progress Indicator is a more comprehensive approach to assessing…

Income Inequality is Stunting Economic Growth

March 5, 2013

By Carol Hedges It has been generally accepted that the free market is the best method of producing wealth and…

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