Audio: Interpretation of 100-Year-Old Law Keep State Labor Investigations Secret

Apr 13, 2015

</p> <p><span>Colorado has more power to protect workers from wage theft than ever before. A new state law that went into force this year beefs up the department of labor’s ability to collect unpaid wages, helping workers who were never paid receive compensation. But a different, 100-year-old law is hiding the process behind a veil of secrecy.</span></p> </div></span></div><style data-emotion-css="1n465md">.css-1n465md.builder-block{height:0;width:0;display:block;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;pointer-events:none;}</style><img src="https://cdn.builder.io/api/v1/pixel?apiKey=cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de" aria-hidden="true" alt="" role="presentation" width="0" height="0" class="builder-block builder-pixel-lluv7tems4f css-1n465md" builder-id="builder-pixel-lluv7tems4f"/></div></div></div></div><aside class="single-news_authors__2Y9ti"><div class="author_authorContainer__0au8i single-news_legacyAuthor__PYGJD"><div class="author_heading__1CPuX">Author</div><div class="author_author__FByhm"><div class="author_name__UgQb7">anna boiko-weyrauch</div></div><div class="author_authorData__GfNNG"></div></div></aside></div></article><aside><section data-full-width="false" style="--padding:64px 90px 64px 90px;--padding-mobile:32px 16px 32px 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