Colorado voters decided to raise the minimum wage in 2006 and this increase took effect January 1.

The Tribune has an interesting article on the impact this change has on two local restaurants.

Minimum wage increase laws are passed on the premise that an increase will give workers at that level a better quality of life. The dark side of a minimum wage increase is that some workers will lose their jobs as businesses cannot meet the new payroll requirements and are forced to lay off workers. Nine such individuals have lost their jobs at Greeley’s Goodberry’s Restaurant, 2400 17th St.

If you live in the Northern Colorado area and have been impacted by the minimum wage increase, positively or negatively, I would welcome your comments. I would be very interested to see what a minimum wage worker would have to say about this topic.