Any workman of this state, or any workman of another state who is influenced, induced, or persuaded to engage with any persons mentioned in section 8-2-104, through or by means of any of the things therein prohibited has a right of action for recovery of all damages that each such workman has sustained in consequence of the false or deceptive representations, false advertising, and false pretenses used to induce him to change his place of employment against any person, corporation, company, or association, directly or indirectly, causing such damages. In addition to all actual damages such workmen may have sustained, they shall be entitled to recover such reasonable attorney fees as the court shall fix, to be taxed as costs in any judgment recovered.
Source: L. 11: p. 487, � 4. C.L. � 4159. CSA: C. 97, � 74. CRS 53: � 80-4-7. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-11-7.
8-2-108. Unlawful for employer to prevent employees participating in politics. (1) It is unlawful for any corporation, company, partnership, association, individual, or any employer of labor, or for any agent thereof to make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy forbidding or preventing any of his or her employees from engaging or participating in politics or from becoming a candidate for public office or being elected to and entering upon the duties of any public office. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the injured employee from recovering damages from his employer for injury suffered through a violation of this section.
Source: L. 29: p. 429, �� 1-3. CSA: C. 97, � 75. L. 37: p. 795, � 1. CRS 53: � 80-4-8. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-11-8. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3138, � 78, effective March 1, 2022.
Cross references: For the penalty for a class 2 misdemeanor, see � 18-1.3-501.