OUR CAMPAINGS
CDLE LAWSUIT
Colorado Jobs with Justice, and Patricia Vital Rangel, a former farm worker, served a complaint filed against Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, challenging a recently-promulgated rule that set overtime standards for Colorado’ agricultural workers. The lawsuit alleges the rule is inconsistent with the authorizing statute, violates Colorado’s Administrative Procedure Act, and contrary to the guarantee of equal protection of the law under the Colorado Constitution. Colorado Jobs with Justice is represented by Towards Justice, Project Protect Food Systems, and Farmworker Justice, while Ms. Vital Rangel is represented by the Migrant Farm Worker Division of Colorado Legal Services. Farmworkers are some of the lowest-paid workers in the U.S.: Their average yearly earnings are between $20,000 and $24,999, according to the National Agricultural Workers Survey. “Labor laws, including overtime standards, are at the root of economic security and justice,” said Jenifer Rodriguez. “For generations we have seen that lax workplace-related standards rooted in racism negatively impacts worker health and economic well-being. It is profoundly disappointing that Colorado has continued this legacy.”
For more information or questions contact pamela reséndiz at pamela@cojwj.org
Geographically a statewide campaign
CDLE LAWSUIT
Colorado Jobs with Justice, and Patricia Vital Rangel, a former farm worker, served a complaint filed against Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, challenging a recently-promulgated rule that set overtime standards for Colorado’ agricultural workers. The lawsuit alleges the rule is inconsistent with the authorizing statute, violates Colorado’s Administrative Procedure Act, and contrary to the guarantee of equal protection of the law under the Colorado Constitution. Colorado Jobs with Justice is represented by Towards Justice, Project Protect Food Systems, and Farmworker Justice, while Ms. Vital Rangel is represented by the Migrant Farm Worker Division of Colorado Legal Services. Farmworkers are some of the lowest-paid workers in the U.S.: Their average yearly earnings are between $20,000 and $24,999, according to the National Agricultural Workers Survey. “Labor laws, including overtime standards, are at the root of economic security and justice,” said Jenifer Rodriguez. “For generations we have seen that lax workplace-related standards rooted in racism negatively impacts worker health and economic well-being. It is profoundly disappointing that Colorado has continued this legacy.”
For more information or questions contact pamela reséndiz at pamela@cojwj.org
Geographically a statewide campaign
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