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On April 22, 2024, several trade associations representing Denver landlords (the “Plaintiffs”) sued the State of Colorado, the City and County of Denver, and other related entities (collectively, the “Defendants”) in federal court, challenging a state statute and the Energize Denver Ordinance, which together impose a collection of energy efficiency requirements for commercial buildings (the “Efficiency Regulations”). Notably, on June 18, 2026, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) filed a Notice of Potential Participation stating that the case presents questions of interest related to the preemptive scope of the EPCA.
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The National Zoning Atlas (NZA) team is digitizing, demystifying, and democratizing information about zoning conditions in more than 33,000 jurisdictions in the United States.  Fully comprehending the zoning conditions of a particular state, and therefore housing and development opportunity, is often stifled by lack of standardization.  Which jurisdictions have the authority to exercise powers is…

On Monday, January 9th, 2023, the Denver City Council voted to pass a new wage theft ordinance, which provides greater authority to the City Auditor’s Office to ensure employees are paid their promised wages.  Denver’s existing minimum wage ordinance continues to allow employees to file complaints to the City Auditor’s Office (the “City Auditor”) and provides employees with a right of private action to recover unpaid wages plus interest. The new wage theft ordinance establishes a civil violation for wage theft violations whereby employees can submit complaints to the City Auditor and the City Auditor will pursue the complaint and seek restitution on the employee’s behalf.  …
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