Labor Compliance Intern

About Our Job

The Auditor's Office, an independent agency of the City and County of Denver, delivers independent, transparent, and professional oversight in order to safeguard the public’s investments in the City and County of Denver. The Auditor has Charter authority to audit Denver’s agencies in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards (GAGAS).

Denver Labor’s goal is to protect Denver’s employers and employees and ensure everyone is paid according to the law. We work to foster community relationships with businesses and labor organizations and educate our diverse community on labor issues. We provide a dynamic and collaborative work environment, including flexible scheduling, world-class benefits that support work-life balance, and professional development and continuing education opportunities for our employees.

Denver Labor is seeking a Labor Compliance Intern to support our operations. Interns assist with monitoring compliance and/or contract financial performance to verify contract terms, services to be provided, and payment schedules and reviews contract and/or payment process. They engage with employers, workers, and other constituents in Denver to conduct outreach, provide education, and investigate whether applicable wage and hour laws are being followed in the City and County of Denver.

Denver Auditor’s Office employees are working a hybrid model. This position requires occasional in office attendance at our Downtown Denver or DIA locations. We will provide a computer with all work-related software applications; you must have a stable home internet connection for any remote work.

Please apply as soon as you are able as this position will close once we have sufficient qualified candidates in our applicant pool.

The responsibilities for this position may include an appropriate combination of the following:

• Engages with workers, community organizations, trade groups, and/or other constituents for purposes of outreach and education and to ensure that Denver’s minimum wage, prevailing wage, and/or civil wage theft ordinances are followed.

• Assists in conducting investigations into alleged or potential wage and hour violations, including by requesting, organizing, and evaluating information and evidence; presenting findings to broader Denver Labor team; and calculating underpayments.

• Conducts intakes of complaints, and monitors and reviews incoming complaints.

• Works well as a member of the Denver Labor team, including assisting investigators, sharing experience and knowledge, assisting in achieving team goals, and having a helpful and supportive attitude.

• Monitors contracts to ensure compliance, reviews, reports, and/or resolves areas of non-compliance, and addresses other concerns as necessary.

• Supports maintenance of contract files throughout the terms of the contract, assists in completing status reports for management, and processes close-out documents at conclusion. 

• Manages contract and invoice workflows within the city's contracting and billing structure.

• Interprets fringe benefit policies and ensures compliance with regulatory agencies locally and nationally.

• Monitors and applies changes in fringe benefit rules and laws.

• Evaluates existing benefit programs from contractors.

• Communicates with City agencies and contractors regarding contracts' compliance with prevailing wage.

• Reviews and resolves differences in areas of non-compliance and addresses other concerns as necessary. 

• Supports and assists in payment requests according to the contractual terms and applicable rules and regulations and withholds voucher payments until contractor is in compliance. 

• Serves as a point of contact to the Auditor's Office where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, and/or presented related to assigned duties, and some degree of discretion and judgment is required. 

• Maintains contract files throughout term of contract, generates status reports for management, and processes close-out documents at conclusion. 

• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Our preferred candidate will surpass our minimum qualification expectations by possessing the following:

• Experience working with minimum wage, overtime, prevailing wage, and/or civil wage theft laws.

• Experience working with diverse populations including those that are from minority, lower-income, migrant, underserved, under-represented or underprivileged populations.

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Proficiency communicating both orally and in writing in English and a non-English language, especially Vietnamese, Amharic, or Spanish

About Everything Else

Job Profile

TA3181 Professional Administration Intern

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Position Type

Oncall

Position Salary Range

$19.75 - $22.32

Starting Pay

Hiring rate begins at $19.75 per hour contingent on academic grade level.

Agency

Auditor's Office

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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