Enforcement.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 58-34
in effectSec. 58-34. - Enforcement.
(a) Complaints to city. The department or agency managing any covered contract, or to the manager of city property where relevant, is responsible for receiving any complaints and obtaining compliance with this article.
(b) Private cause of action. A covered worker may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the successor contractor for damages including, back pay, lost wages and benefits. Violations of this chapter shall be subject to penalties of fifty dollars ($50.00) per worker per day of violation, up to four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500.00) per worker. If the employee is the prevailing party in any such legal action, the court must award reasonable attorney's fees and costs as part of the costs recoverable.
(c) Predecessor liability. Upon completion of the requirements set forth in this article, the predecessor contractor may not be held liable for any failure to hire a covered employee by the successor contractor.
(Ord. No. 818-21, § 1, 8-9-21)
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_ARTIIWORE_S58-34ENFetched: 10/27/2026