DENVER – Colorado river outfitters, including one headquartered in Buena Vista, and the federal government recently submitted their opposing arguments over a minimum wage dispute to an appeals court.
DENVER – Colorado river outfitters, including one headquartered in Buena Vista, and the federal government recently submitted to an appeals court their opposing arguments over a minimum wage dispute.
Two outdoor guide companies told the Tenth Circuit that they should not fall under a Biden administration rule increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour, arguing they aren't government contractors and the rule will hurt them financially.
The federal appeals court based in Denver has temporarily blocked the Biden administration s directive requiring a minimum hourly wage of $15 for outdoor recreation companies operating on public lands.
DENVER – Colorado river outfitters, including one in Buena Vista, won an important court ruling on Thursday in a fight with the Biden administration over an increase in the minimum