Gender Justice, Legal & Courts, Workers' Rights
Kaley LaQuea
Dancers Demand Living Wages

“I wanted to stand up for people who are in a position that makes it difficult to stand up for themselves.” The July 2013 suit, filed against the Fantasy Gentlemen’s Club in Grand Junction for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Colorado Minimum Wage Act, resulted in a settlement award of $500,000 for 12 individuals earlier this year. The case is one of four nominated for the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association’s “Case of the Year.

Denver evictions court

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The Access Gap in Evictions Court

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The Access Gap in Evictions Court

A forthcoming report on eviction by the Colorado Center on Law and Policy compiled Denver County court data from 2014 to 2016. The sample looks at every eviction case led by the Denver Housing Authority and from seven private property management companies. The report found that in 100 percent of those cases, a property manager or housing authority had representation, whereas tenants of the housing authority had representation roughly 3 percent of the time.