Judge rules against whitewater rafting firms in wage dispute
Rafters navigate the whitewater rapids on the Arkansas River in this file photo taken near Salida, Colo. (AP FILE)
DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Colorado rafting outfitters who object to paying a $15 hourly minimum wage to seasonal employees under a new federal rule, rejecting their argument that their permits to use federal land for overnight trips don't make them federal contractors who must pay the wage.
The Colorado River Outfitters Association and Arkansas Valley Adventure, which offers whitewater rafting tours, sued the federal government in December to block the Biden administration rule, which goes into effect Sunday...
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