A report written by members of the Denver restaurant industry in partnership with Visit Denver and the city’s economic development department says restaurants face a“critical inflection point” — putting pressure on the city to make changes to its minimum wage policies.
The report argues that restaurants are “facing a crisis primarily driven by spiking labor costs.” One of its primary recommendations is to lower the tipped minimum wage — a potential change made possible by a highly controversial 2024 state law.
So far, city lawmakers in Denver and surrounding cities have resisted pressure to change their laws for restaurant wages. Only Edgewater has taken advantage of the new law…