House Bill 1118, the Fair Workweek Employment Standards, would punish restaurants for flexible schedules
This August, I’ll proudly celebrate my 40th anniversary as a busboy and hospitality professional in the restaurant industry. I’ve spent my entire adult life and most of my adolescence in this industry, starting as a busser and moving to ownership; even this week, I was bussing tables at Frasca Food and Wine, our flagship restaurant in the heart of Boulder, and later I’ll be polishing glasses at Sunday Vinyl in Denver.
We also employ so many first-generation immigrants who are new to this country, who may be working in a different industry during the day, like construction or landscaping, and then pick up restaurant shifts at night so they can help their families get ahead after enormous life disruptions. Restaurants offer flexibility to these hardworking people when they need it most.
The average age of workers in the restaurant industry is 24 years old, which means that there are countless workers even younger than that – mostly students – who need the flexibility our scheduling can provide them. What happens when school projects or exams get in the way of a schedule that was posted two weeks prior, or young people want to pick up more shifts to whittle down their student loans? Their schedules are variable, and so is our business, which serves the whims of our community.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Motorcycle lane splitting: Colorado legislation wants to study the controversial practiceA bill introduced in the Colorado legislature aims to authorize a study of motorcycle lane splitting, which would be conducted by the Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado State Patrol. via ColetteBordelon
Read more »
Colorado Rapids release bold “New Day” jersey ahead of 2023 seasonIt’s safe to say the Colorado Rapids’ new away jerseys will stand out.
Read more »
Snow totals from Colorado's Feb. 15, 2023 snowstormA storm that moved into Colorado Tuesday will continue to drop snow around the state through Wednesday, leading to some double-digit snow totals in mountain communities.
Read more »
Upper Colorado River program to get large cut of 'historic' drought spendingA program that aims to conserve Colorado River water in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming is getting a major cut of $728 million in new funds for drought and climate resilience projects.
Read more »
Centura Health, one of Colorado's largest hospital systems, is breaking upCentura Health, one of the largest hospital systems in Colorado, announced on Tuesday that its hospitals will split up to be managed independently by CommonSpirit Health and Adventist Health System.
Read more »
Small Colorado town’s residents try novel tactic to fight state’s next Topgolf locationResidents in this rapidly growing town southeast of Fort Collins have devised what some might say is an ingenious — or for others, a wily — way of trying to stop a proposed Topgolf entertainment facility from coming to town.
Read more »