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Title 8, Labor and Industry

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.3-113 Collective bargaining agreement - arbitration
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(1) An agreement negotiated between an exclusive representative and a county, with the approval of the board of county commissioners of the county, constitutes the collective bargaining agreement between the parties. (2) A collective bargaining agreement entered into under this a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.3-114 Impasse resolution - fact finding - rules
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(1) If an impasse arises on one or more issues during the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement, the exclusive representative and the county shall engage in the dispute resolution process established in this section or an alternative procedure established by mutual agr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.3-115 Unfair labor practices
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(1) A county or exclusive representative shall not refuse to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, including refusing to cooperate in any impasse resolution procedure. (2) A county, its representatives, its agents, or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.3-116 Existing bargaining relationships

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An exclusive representative deemed certified pursuant to this article 3.3 has the right to collectively bargain matters not covered by an existing collective bargaining agreement negotiated prior to July 1, 2023, if the subjects proposed for bargaining were outside of the lawful …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-101 Legislative declaration - intent

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Colorado is home to more than half a million immigrants, including refugees, who make up ten percent of the state's population and play a vital role in our state's cultural fabric and shared prosperity; (b) Over six hun…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-102 Definitions

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As used in this article 3.7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Career-aligned ESL classes" or "career-aligned English as a second language program" means a curriculum or classes that support specific careers or occupations through the alignment of education, employment,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-103 Colorado office of new Americans - creation - duties - report

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(1) (a) There is hereby created, initially in the department of labor and employment, the Colorado office of new Americans, the head of which shall be the director of the Colorado office of new Americans, who shall be appointed by the executive director of the department. The Col…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-104 Colorado office of new Americans - funding

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The general assembly may appropriate money from the general fund or from any other available source for the purposes of the ONA specified in this article 3.7. The ONA may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-105 Wage replacement program - executive director - director of the ONA - feasibility study - recommendations

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(1) The executive director of the department, in partnership with the director of the division of unemployment insurance, the director of the ONA, and the office of the governor, shall study the feasibility of establishing a contract with a nonprofit, third-party entity to admini…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-106 Virtual, career-aligned English as a second language program - created - report - appropriation

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(1) On or before January 1, 2023, the ONA shall establish a virtual, career-aligned English as a second language program to: (a) Ensure ELLs have access to work-based learning, job-training, and employment opportunities and the supports they need for success in the career-aligned…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-108 Refugee services program - transfer to ONA - state plan - rules

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(1) (a) (I) On and after October 1, 2024, the rights, powers, duties, and functions regarding the Colorado refugee services program vested in the department of human services prior to said date are transferred from the department of human services to the ONA, and the ONA shall ex…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-201 Definitions

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(1) As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Administering entity" means the statewide entity selected by the department to administer the statewide welcome, reception, and integration grant program pursuant to section 8-3.7-202. (b) "Department" means …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-202 Statewide welcome, reception, and integration grant program - created - rules

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(1) The statewide welcome, reception, and integration grant program is created in the department to provide grants to community-based organizations that provide culturally and linguistically appropriate navigation of services and programs to migrants. (2) Grant recipients shall p…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-203 Administering entity - duties - funding

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(1) The administering entity shall: (a) Administer the grant program pursuant to this part 2, including establishing and implementing, in collaboration with the department, the process by which a community-based organization may apply to receive a grant; (b) Conduct statewide out…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-204 Reporting requirements

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(1) (a) One year after the date of the contract entered into pursuant to section 8-3.7-202 (3)(b), the administering entity shall submit a report to the department. At a minimum, the report must include: (I) A description of expenses made with the grant money; (II) The number of …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.7-205 Statewide welcome, reception, and integration cash fund - appropriation

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(1) The statewide welcome, reception, and integration cash fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money appropriated or transferred by the general assembly. (2) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3.8-101 Immigration legal assistance - fund - report - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Administrator" means the state department of labor and employment, created in section 24-1-121. (b) "Fund" means the immigration legal defense fund established in subsection (2) of this section. (c) "Indigen…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-40-101 Short title

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Articles 40 to 47 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado". Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 468, § 1, effective July 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-40-102 Legislative declaration

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(1) It is the intent of the general assembly that the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" be interpreted so as to assure the quick and efficient delivery of disability and medical benefits to injured workers at a reasonable cost to employers, without the necessity of any liti…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-40-201 Definitions

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As used in articles 40 to 47 of this title 8, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Accident" means an unforeseen event occurring without the will or design of the person whose mere act causes it; an unexpected, unusual, or undesigned occurrence; or the effect of an unknown…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-40-202 Employee

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(1) "Employee" means: (a) (I) (A) Every person in the service of the state, or of any county, city, town, or irrigation, drainage, or school district or any other taxing district therein, or of any public institution or administrative board thereof under any appointment or contra…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-40-203 Employer

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(1) "Employer" means: (a) The state, and every county, city, town, and irrigation, drainage, and school district and all other taxing districts therein, and all public institutions and administrative boards thereof without regard to the number of persons in the service of any suc…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-40-301 Scope of term "employee" - definition

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(1) (a) "Employee" excludes any person employed by a passenger tramway area operator, as defined in section 12-150-103 (1), or other employer, while participating in recreational activity, who at such time is relieved of and is not performing any duties of employment, regardless …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-40-302 Scope of term "employer"

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(1) Repealed. (2) Articles 40 to 47 of this title are not intended to apply to employees of eleemosynary, charitable, fraternal, religious, or social employers who are elected or appointed to serve in an advisory capacity and receive an annual salary or an amount not in excess of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-101 Assumption of risk - negligence of employee or fellow servant

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(1) In an action to recover damages for a personal injury sustained by an employee while engaged in the line of duty, or for death resulting from personal injuries so sustained, in which recovery is sought upon the ground of want of ordinary care of the employer, or of the office…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-102 Liability of employer complying

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An employer who has complied with the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title, including the provisions relating to insurance, shall not be subject to the provisions of section 8-41-101; nor shall such employer or the insurance carrier, if any, insuring the employer's liabi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-103 Availability of common-law defenses

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If an employer has complied with the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title, including the provisions thereof relating to insurance, and an action is brought against such employer or such employer's insurance carrier to recover damages for personal injuries or death sustai…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-104 Acceptance as surrender of other remedies

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An election under the provisions of section 8-40-302 (5) and in compliance with the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title, including the provisions for insurance, shall be construed to be a surrender by the employer, such employer's insurance carrier, and the employee of …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-201 Not applicable to common carriers

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The provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title shall not apply to common carriers by railroad but shall apply to all other employers as defined in said articles engaged in intrastate or interstate commerce, or both, except those employers, other than the Colorado division of c…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-202 Rejection of coverage by corporate officers and others

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(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title 8 to the contrary, a corporate officer of a corporation or a member of a limited liability company may elect to reject the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title 8. If so elected, the corporate officer o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-203 Negligence of stranger - remedies - subrogation - actions - compromise

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(1) (a) If any employee entitled to compensation under articles 40 to 47 of this title is injured or killed by the negligence or wrong of another not in the same employ, such injured employee or, in case of death, such employee's dependents, may take compensation under said artic…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-204 Injury outside of state - benefits in accordance with state law

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If an employee who has been hired or is regularly employed in this state receives personal injuries in an accident or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of such employment outside of this state, the employee, or such employee's dependents in case of death, s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-205 Waiver of compensation by employee - approval required - exception

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No waiver of compensation or medical benefits by an employee for aggravation of any preexisting condition or disease shall be allowed under articles 40 to 47 of this title. This section, however, shall not invalidate any such waiver so filed and approved prior to March 1, 1977, u…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-206 Disability beginning five years after injury

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Any disability beginning more than five years after the date of injury shall be conclusively presumed not to be due to the injury, except in cases of disability or death resulting from exposure to radioactive materials, substances, or machines or to fissionable materials, or any …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-207 Death after two years

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In case death occurs more than two years after the date of receiving any injury, such death shall be prima facie presumed not to be due to such injury; such presumption shall not apply in cases of silicosis, asbestosis, anthracosis, or disability or death resulting from exposure …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-208 Coverage for job-related exposure to or contraction of hepatitis C

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(1) The exposure to or contraction of hepatitis C by a firefighter, emergency services provider, or peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., shall be presumed to be within the course and scope of employment if the following conditions are satisfied: (a) A baseli…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-209 Coverage for occupational diseases contracted by firefighters

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(1) Death, disability, or impairment of health of a firefighter of any political subdivision who has completed five or more years of employment as a firefighter, caused by cancer of the brain, skin, digestive system, hematological system, or genitourinary system and resulting fro…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-210 Coverage for property tax work-off program participants

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Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a governmental entity or private nonprofit or for-profit entity that has a contract with a governmental entity that is self-insured under articles 40 to 47 of this title may purchase workers' compensation insurance from any in…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-211 Transportation network company drivers - rules

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On June 5, 2014, the director, upon consideration of existing Colorado statutory and case law, may by rule determine whether or not transportation network companies have an obligation under existing Colorado law to provide or offer for purchase workers' compensation insurance cov…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-212 Exemptions - laws of other state furnish exclusive remedy - definitions

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(1) An employee who was hired or is regularly employed outside of Colorado by an out-of-state employer and the out-of-state employer of the employee are exempt from articles 40 to 47 of this title 8 while the employee is temporarily working for the out-of-state employer within Co…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-213 Declaration of workers' compensation required - building permit - construction permit - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Applicant" means a person applying for a permit with the permitting agency of a governmental entity. (b) "Declaration" means a form designated by the division and available on the division's website that ens…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-301 Conditions of recovery - definitions

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(1) The right to the compensation provided for in articles 40 to 47 of this title, in lieu of any other liability to any person for any personal injury or death resulting therefrom, shall obtain in all cases where the following conditions occur: (a) Where, at the time of the inju…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-302 Scope of terms - "accident" - "injury" - "occupational disease"

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(1) "Accident", "injury", and "occupational disease" shall not be construed to include disability or death caused by or resulting from mental or emotional stress unless it is shown by competent evidence that such mental or emotional stress is proximately caused solely by hazards …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-303 Loaning employer liable for compensation

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Where an employer, who has accepted the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title and has complied therewith, loans the service of any of the employer's employees who have accepted the provisions of said articles to any third person, the employer shall be liable for any compe…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-304 Last employer liable - exception

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(1) Where compensation is payable for an occupational disease, the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of such disease and suffered a substantial permanent aggravation thereof and the insurance carrier, if any, on the risk when su…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-401 Lessor contractor-out deemed employer - liability - recovery

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(1) (a) (I) Any person, company, or corporation operating or engaged in or conducting any business by leasing or contracting out any part or all of the work thereof to any lessee, sublessee, contractor, or subcontractor, irrespective of the number of employees engaged in such wor…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-402 Repairs to real property - exception for liability of occupant of residential real property

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(1) Every person, company, or corporation owning any real property or improvements thereon and contracting out any work done on and to said property to any contractor, subcontractor, or person who hires or uses employees in the doing of such work shall be deemed to be an employer…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-403 Exemption of certain lessors of real property

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(1) The provisions of this part 4 shall not apply to any lessor or sublessor of real property who rents or leases real property to any lessee or sublessee for the purpose of conducting the business of such lessee or sublessee, whether as a franchise holder, independent agent, or …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-404 Construction work - proof of coverage required - violation - penalty - definitions

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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, every person performing construction work on a construction site shall be covered by workers' compensation insurance, and a person who contracts for the performance of construction work on a construction site…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-41-501 Persons presumed wholly dependent

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(1) For the purposes of articles 40 to 47 of this title, the following described persons shall be presumed to be wholly dependent (however, such presumption may be rebutted by competent evidence): (a) Widow or widower, unless it is shown that she or he was voluntarily separated a…