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Nearly two years after claiming they were left unpaid following the restaurant’s February 2025 closure, workers at the long-shuttered Wash Park Grille are receiving their due back pay.
Denver Labor, a division of the Denver Auditor’s Office, announced a settlement to an ongoing wage theft investigation against the ownership of both Wash Park Grille and the adjoining Agave Taco Bar, related to back pay owed for the 2024 holiday season. It did not provide specific dates…