Wage trust fund.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 58-9
in effectSec. 58-9. - Wage trust fund.
(a) Dedicated revenues. There is hereby created a wage trust fund for the purpose of receiving and accounting for all revenues, including damages and interest, derived from employers and other persons ordered to locate and pay workers under this article.
(b) Permitted uses of revenue in wage trust fund. Revenue received in the wage trust fund shall be held in trust and used exclusively to pay claims submitted by workers which have been verified by the auditor.
(c) Submission and verification of claims. Any worker who has performed work on behalf of or for the benefit of an employer or any other person subject to enforcement under this article and who has not been located and paid by that employer or other person may submit a claim for payment of any unlawfully withheld wages along with damages and interest authorized under this article. Such claim shall be paid by the auditor if it is submitted within three (3) years from the date of the order to pay such worker and the claim can be verified by the auditor, as provided in rules and regulations promulgated under this article. The amount of any payment shall only include the portion of wages unlawfully withheld, along with damages and interest, as verified by the auditor.
(d) Unclaimed funds. Any funds not claimed within one (1) year shall be remitted to the general fund on the last working day of the month in which the expiration occurs, except as otherwise required by law. The auditor shall maintain a list of all unclaimed payments made by an employer or other person to the fund, which shall be updated each calendar month and shall be available for inspection at the office of the auditor.
(Ord. No. 744-25, § 1, 6-16-25)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH58WAWOPR_ARTIWA_DIV1INGE_S58-9WATRFUFetched: 10/27/2026