From large national businesses to locally owned shops, nearly 2,000 employees between 2002 and last year are now seeing back wages from a settlement.

As the Coloradoan reported, $1 Million in back wages are now due to workers from a settlement, that some businesses are saying was a misunderstood law, or bad legal advice.

Maybe it was a misunderstanding, either way it still hurts both sides regardless of how you look at it.

Some businesses owe thousands of dollars and some are just a few dollars.

So where did all these wages come from? This stemmed from wages that were illegally withheld from workers in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

This isn't just Fort Collins though, this is across the state. You can check all the cites and businesses here.

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