Denver’s investigation of wage theft at strip clubs was a “reckless abuse of power,” lawsuit alleges

Denver’s investigation of wage theft at strip clubs was a “reckless abuse of power,” lawsuit alleges

Denver labor officials exhibited a “reckless abuse of power” that violated the constitutional rights of two city strip clubs during a wide-reaching wage theft investigation that led to nearly $14 million in restitution and fines, the businesses allege in a new federal lawsuit. Diamond Cabaret and Rick’s Cabaret, in a complaint filed Friday in U.S….

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Colorado avalanche experts worry Trump budget cuts will hinder life-saving forecasts

Colorado avalanche experts worry Trump budget cuts will hinder life-saving forecasts

LEADVILLE — Officials in the Western U.S. who warn the public about avalanches are sounding a different type of alarm. They say they’re worried that the Trump administration firing hundreds of meteorologists and other environmental scientists could hinder life-saving forecasts that skiers and mountain drivers rely on. The forecasting work is crucial for skiers and…

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Nuggets Podcast: The looming Nikola Jokic-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP showdown and shifting Western Conference landscape

Nuggets Podcast: The looming Nikola Jokic-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP showdown and shifting Western Conference landscape

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after a long road trip for Michael Malone’s bunch. Among the topics discussed: The Nuggets split a recent four-game swing through the Eastern Conference, winning in Indianapolis and Detroit and losing in Milwaukee and Boston. What…

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Managers of franchisee firm “brazenly” stole from it, silent partners say

Managers of franchisee firm “brazenly” stole from it, silent partners say

Silent partners in a local franchisee company say the business’ former managing partners “brazenly used company accounts” to “enrich themselves and their separate businesses.” “RAD Group has since discovered a rampant fraud,” according to its January lawsuit. Chris Harper and Austin Toupin became friends while working at a Best Buy in 2004, moved on to restaurants,…

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