New Edgewater, Colorado Minimum Wage Ordinance Highlights Compliance Challenge

Littler Publications | By Jennifer Harpole, Josh Kirkpatrick, and Sebastian Chilco

The Colorado locality of Edgewater—which borders Denver and has a population of around 5,000—has enacted its own local minimum wage ordinance, which takes effect January 1, 2024. The new law demonstrates how challenging multi-jurisdiction compliance can be for employers. Since 2020, Colorado law has allowed local governments to enact their own minimum wages, but to date, Edgewater is only the second jurisdiction to do so after Denver. 

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