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A4 || Thursday, June 14, 2012 THE VAIL DAILY || 970 • 949 • 0555 || vaildaily.com Steaks, Seafood and Candidate ordered Wild Game LARGE SELECTION OF GAME, to pay wage claims HAND CUT STEAKS AND MUCH MORE… Prime Rib • Ribeye Steaks • Porter House Some of Filet Mignon • NY Strip • Buffalo Ribeye Elk Tenderloin • Venison Chop • Duck • Quail Rosenfeld’s workers Rack of Lamb • Ribs • Chicken Pastas S ½ lb. Burgers & more… t e ea am went months LARGE SELECTION OF SEAFOOD ks G ~ S ild Lobster Tails • Shrimp • King Crab eafood ~ W without being paid, Crab Cakes • Salmon • Mahi • Trout Stuffed Sole • Calamari • Little Neck 926-3613 www.gashouse-restaurant.com records show Clams • Clams Casino • Malpaque Oysters Serving lunch & dinner daily 11am-10pm Baked Oysters Happy Hour/Aprés Ski 4:00pm-5:30pm Daily By Randy Wyrick KIDS MENU AVAILABLE 30% Off 30% Off Drinks Appetizers [email protected] EAGLE COUNTY — Several of an Eagle County commissioner candidate’s former Wu Tang Presents: employees say they had to turn to a state enforcement agency to get paid. The Colorado Department of Labor Eternal ordered Johnie Rosenfeld, with Special Guest president of Johnie’s Gar- SPECIAL TO THE DAILY den, to pay five claims Several former employees of Johnie Killah Priest totaling $17,319.45, the Rosenfeld’s Johnie’s Garden say they agency’s regional director turned to the Colorado Department of Friday June 15 said. Labor to get wages they were owed. A sixth claim, $1,246.43 Rosenfeld said it stems from the tough Doors at 9PM to Miguel Gonzalez, economic times and Eagle County’s brings the wage claims hostile business environment. Rosenfeld JOHNIE against Rosenfeld to is running for Eagle County ROSENFELD $18,656.88. commissioner. Some of Rosenfeld’s workers went months without being paid, wages that Rosenfeld never paid. Pre-order tix @ records show. Gonzalez was a supervisor, running a MontanasAfterDark.ticketleap.com He paid all of those claims, he said. crew for Rosenfeld’s Johnie’s Garden land- A small-claims action filed Thursday scaping company. Late Night Bar Menu ‘til 1AM Thur - Sat morning by The Computer Guy of Vail asks “Guys are owed money. He’s promising that Rosenfeld pay six months worth of and promising. I don’t know how these 82 E. Beaver Creek Blvd. • AVON • 970.949.7019 invoices for $4,555.30. guys can survive. Now he wants to be a commissioner,” Gonzalez said. Among the orders “If he’s doing this, imagine what he will Colorado Labor Department cases do when he has the power to do much COMEDY NIGHT involving Rosenfeld stretch back to 2010, more.” Saturday, June 16 • 8:15pm with more possibly on the horizon. Gonzalez said he put up with it for the Rosenfeld said some of those filing wage past four years. demands still need to turn in things such as The workers live in big groups to keep their cellphones and truck keys. rent payments low so they can send money ERT Cean Whitmarsh quit Johnie’s Garden on home to their families, Gonzalez said. JJIMMYIMMY SHUBERSHUB ngeles June 1 and sent Rosenfeld a demand for “We are here for one reason: to help our ffromrom LLosos AAngeles unpaid wages, claiming he had not been families and create a better life for them. If paid for two months. they wanted to suffer like this, they could Roberto Parra Jr. turned to the Colorado stay there,” Gonzalez said. HEATHER SNOW Department of Labor to win his from Denver $13,580.45 settlement from Rosenfeld, Rosenfeld’s side records show. Parra calculated he was Rosenfeld called it a symptom of tough owed $17,463.97. economic times and Eagle County’s hostile Pre-order tix @ They settled at $13,580.45 after Saida business environment. MontanasAfterDark.ticketleap.com Montoya, a Department of Labor compli- “Over the last four years, we’ve had our ance officer, negotiated a deal. line of credit called twice. We’ve had to Rosenfeld wrote the check on Jan. 10, move the Garden Center and had the worst Late Night Bar Menu ‘til 1AM Thur - Sat noting in the memo line, “Final Payroll year for plowing snow in the Vail Valley in Check-Paid in Full.” memory,” Rosenfeld said. 82 E. Beaver Creek Blvd. • AVON • 970.949.7019 Gonzalez filed a wage claim in small- “We operate a seasonal business with claims court and was awarded $230 on Jan. perishable inventory. Trying to do that 20, 2011. without a line of credit is impossible.” On Nov. 2, Rosenfeld also wrote Gonza- He’s shifting the way his business han- Hello, I’m Patty. lez a check for $1,246.43, writing in the dles cash flow, requiring more payment up memo line that it was a replacement check Rosenfeld, We’re having so much fun serving up Chef Noah’s for two others. Gonzalez said it was for page A10 new dinner menu, that we’ve decided to continue

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A10 || Thursday, June 14, 2012 THE VAIL DAILY || 970 • 949 • 0555 || vaildaily.com ROSENFELD Megan Bonta mediates wage disputes between workers and employees for Catholic Thank you FROM PAGE A4 Charities. She helps her clients compose front, he said. His flower business clients, wage demand letters and then lays out their to all of the sponsors who helped send the Mission Team from Gracious for example, are required to pay in the options for things such as small-claims court Savior Church in Edwards to help recovery efforts in Henryville, IN. spring rather than later in the summer, he or asking the Department of Labor to hear said. their case. She said the problem of employers 4 Eagle Ranch Colorado Business Bank Johnie’s Garden cuts paychecks every two refusing to pay workers is more widespread Howard Head Sports Medicine Nicky’s Quickies weeks but doesn’t release them until they in Eagle County than almost anyone realizes Sonnenalp – Bully Ranch Alpine Bank have the receivables to back them, Rosenfeld and that it follows a familiar pattern. Country Club of the Rockies Edwards Liquors said. Employers pay workers fully for the first Cordillera Zino’s “We’re putting together a team that will do few weeks and then partially for a few more Base Mountain Sports Vail Valley Massage Co-op – Cheryl Goldberg Wildfl ower Farms Charlie Karn – Local Artist the best possible job, so our customers are pay periods. Eventually, they stop paying and Riverwalk Barbers Paul Brown – Golf Lessons satisfied and this is no longer a problem,” that’s when she gets involved, she said. Henry’s Chinese Café Rosenfeld said. “If you choose to be part of She has helped dozens of clients file claims The Golden Eagle that team, we’re glad to have you. If not, have in small-claims court and with the state Markos Pizza a nice day.” Department of Labor. Vintage Magnolia He said he’s running for county commis- Sometimes, they’re successful in collecting Woody’s Banglez Salon sioner to change Eagle County’s hostile busi- wages; sometimes, they’re not, she said. Bonjour Bakery ness environment. “Many companies are late, but they pay,” Cosbar “We’ve lost 300 businesses, and more are Bonta said. “Sometimes the check really does Kitchen Collage struggling,” Rosenfeld said. “If it takes me get lost or the hours don’t get logged correctly.” Mary Kay – Sue Godac standing up for not only Johnie’s Garden It’s a widespread problem, especially and myself but for all the other businesses, among seasonal workers, Bonta said. In 2011 as well, I’m willing to do that. There are a and 2012, she said she has mediated wage heckuva a lot of businesses in this exact disputes with 18 Eagle County businesses for same situation and are embarrassed to $269,821. She calculates that for every worker come forward. who comes to her for help, five others don’t. “I am not willing to accept the status quo. “Relief agencies are getting hammered If I can do something about it, I’m going to.” with rent-assistance requests from people who should be getting paid but aren’t. It’s a Sign of the times? growing problem,” Bonta said. A sign in a window of the Johnie’s Garden Families can’t buy food or pay rent. One offices in Minturn told workers that they family was trying to figure out how to pay for would not be paid. a family member’s cancer treatments, Bonta “Attention! Payroll will be released on an said. individual basis as funds become available. Bonta said a new influx of summer season- The goal is to release the entire payroll al workers with similar complaints is already A.S.A.P. Thank you for your cooperation and rolling through her office. The Internal Rev- understanding,” the sign said. enue Service charges these workers income That’s not the law, said Bill Thoennes, with taxes on wages earned, whether they the Colorado Department of Labor and received them or not, Bonta said. Employment. The Colorado Department of Labor gets “If work has been performed, the employ- about 5,000 claims per year, and they have er owes salary or compensation to the been increasing since the recession hit, said employee who performed that work,” Mike McArdle, a regional director with the Thoennes said. agency. Colorado’s U.S. Department of Labor Businesses have all sorts of excuses for not office gets around that many, he said. paying their employees, Thoennes said. Late “The vast majority get paid, just like he payment or nonpayment is not excused paid his,” McArdle said. “Many are business because the company has fallen on hard owners who don’t know what the law is. We times, Thoennes said. explain it to them.” “It could be for several reasons, but more If someone quits, they have to be paid on often than not, they’re on the ropes and they the next regular payday, McArdle said. If don’t want to be bouncing paychecks all over they’re fired, they have to be paid within 24 the place,” Thoennes said. hours. If you can’t pay them on the spot and “It can sometimes be a tipoff about the you’re mailing the check, it has to be post- company’s financial solvency.” marked within 24 hours, McArdle said.

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A6 || Thursday, June 14, 2012 THE VAIL DAILY || 970 • 949 • 0555 || vaildaily.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR C ALL Haymeadow needed es provide increased financial security including the proposed school and TODAY! for every member of the community: trail system and the various open BING Having built a notable commercial commercial real estate owners, local spaces, community parks and build- TU building in Eagle Ranch, it is clear that government through the collection of ings in their plan. I am a true believer in the Eagle tax revenues, residential real estate Savvy and sustainable growth over JUSSTT FLOATIN’FLOATIN’ community. owners by making the neighborhoods the next 20 years is the key to success LOW WATER MEANS The struggle to fill the building with in which they live more desirable and in Eagle’s business and residential flourishing businesses has been a chal- increasing their property values. communities. MMOREORE FFLOATIN’LOATIN’ lenge. We are blessed to currently have A town that achieves critical mass This includes the availability of two wonderful tenants with viable can support its business community homes for Eagle to grow and support TTURTLETUBING.COMURTLETUBING.COM • 970.471.0547970.471.0547 businesses, but it has taken three years without the need for a large influx of its population. to achieve this and there is still a vacan- consumers from elsewhere. Eagle sim- Now, more than ever, we need cy. It has become clear to me that in ply hasn’t reached that sweet spot yet. more people calling Eagle home. Father’s Day at Cordillera… order to see Eagle’s local businesses I believe that by utilizing the meas- Haymeadow is currently the best thrive, we need more residents. ured and steady growth proposed by option our town has to achieve the Father’s Day Brew and BBQ A town’s character and economic the Haymeadow project, Eagle can growth it needs. Bonfi re Brewery beer tasting and cook out! vitality is created through the strength achieve critical mass while adding of its local businesses. Strong business- valuable assets to the community, Barbara Scrivens Food and beer pairing for Dad including Stout braised brisket The Chaparral is now open for lunch and dinner! SMITH Dykes. Both sexes continue to choose Brazilian wax. FROM PAGE A5 from a variety of hairstyles that have It wasn’t until after I got home and been around for decades: the afro, did a little research, that I discovered their helmets on their heads, so it bob cut, bowl cut, bun, buzz cut, corn- how many ways there are to interpret probably wouldn’t work that well for rows, crew cut, dreadlocks, duck’s ass, “touching up my eyebrows a bit.” David Gergen. I’ve never seen him finger wave, flattop, French twist, the Originally, I thought my barber just wear a helmet. jarhead, Jheri curl, liberty spikes, wanted to cut them with scissors. I Then, of course, there’s the pow- mohawk, mullet, pageboy, pigtails, found out later that had I said yes, he dered wig. Kings, aristocrats, presi- pixie cut, pompadour, ponytail, shag, might have started tweezing, waxing, dents, politicians and composers wore updo and waves — with and without restoring or threading. them throughout history. Present-day bangs. I don’t have a unibrow, so he prob- barristers in England still wear them. On the other hand, women battle ably wasn’t thinking of doing an eye- It all started with King Louis XIII of hirsutism by shaving, tweezing, brow transplant. Nor do I think I need France. He suffered from male pattern depilating or waxing unwanted hair an eyebrow lift. baldness and was sick of being from every nook and cranny of their Besides preventing sweat, water Father’s Day Golf Specials! mocked by the king of England, so he bodies. and other debris from falling into your wore the biggest wig he could find. 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