Title 8, Labor and Industry
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-1-150 Licensing functions subject to periodic review. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 79: Entire section added, p. 1609, � 1, effective June 7. L. 83: Entire section repealed, p. 701, � 5, effective June 10.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-1-151 Public safety inspection fund created
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There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund, to be known as the public safety inspection fund, which shall consist of moneys credited thereto pursuant to sections 8-20-104, 8-20-1002, and 9-7-108.5, C.R.S. All moneys in the public safety inspection fund shall be subject …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-1-152 Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules
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(1) Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department or any authorized agent of the department shall require the applicant's name, address, and social security number. (2) The department or any authorized agent of the department shall deny, suspend, or re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-1-153 Private employers - veterans’ preference hiring policy - definitions
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(1) As used in this section: (a) “Eligible individual” means: (I) A veteran with a disability who has a one hundred percent permanent and total disability rating if the date of hiring is within ten years after the veteran’s date of discharge; (II) A veteran, a veteran with a less…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-101 Combination of employees for peaceable objects lawful
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It is not unlawful for any two or more persons to unite, combine, or agree in any manner, to advise or encourage, by peaceable means, any persons to enter into any combination in relation to entering into or remaining in the employment of any person or corporation, or in relation…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-102 Coercion of employees unlawful
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It is unlawful for any individual, company, or corporation or any member of any firm, or an agent, officer, or employee of any company or corporation to prevent employees from forming, joining, or belonging to any lawful labor organization, union, society, or political party, or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-103 Penalty for coercing employees
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Any person or any member of any firm or an agent, officer, or employee of any such company or corporation, violating the provisions of section 8-2-102 commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 1897: p. 156, � 2. R.S. 08: � 3926. C.L. � 4152. CSA: C. 97, � 66. CRS 53: � 80-4-3. C.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-104 Obtaining workmen by misrepresentation unlawful
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It is unlawful for any person, company, corporation, society, association, or organization of any kind doing business in this state, by itself or its agents or attorneys, to induce, influence, persuade, or engage workmen to change from one place of employment to another in this s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-105 Penalty
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Any person, company, corporation, society, association, or organization of any kind doing business in this state, as well as its agents, attorneys, servants, or associates, found guilty of violating section 8-2-104 or any part thereof commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 11:…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-106 Armed guards - when lawful
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Any person who hires, aids, abets, or assists in hiring, through agencies or otherwise, persons to guard with arms or deadly weapons of any kind other persons or property in this state, or any person who enters this state armed with deadly weapons of any kind for any such purpose…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-107 Workman engaged by false representations to recover damages
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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 suc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-108 Unlawful for employer to prevent employees participating in politics
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-109 Rights of person charged with contempt
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(1) In all cases where a person is charged with indirect criminal contempt for violation of a protection order or injunction issued by a court, the accused shall enjoy: (a) The right as to admission to bail that is accorded to persons accused of crime; (b) The right to be notifie…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-110 Unlawful to publish blacklist
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No corporation, company, or individual shall blacklist, or publish, or cause to be blacklisted or published any employee, mechanic, or laborer discharged by such corporation, company, or individual, with the intent and for the purpose of preventing such employee, mechanic, or lab…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-111 Penalty for blacklisting
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If any officer or agent of any corporation, company, individual, or other person blacklists, publishes, or causes to be blacklisted or published any employee, mechanic, or laborer discharged by such corporation, company, or individual with the intent and for the purpose of preven…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-111.5 Certain employment references - exception to blacklisting prohibition
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the intent and purpose of the provisions of sections 8-2-110 and 8-2-111 which prohibit the maintenance or use of blacklists were enacted to protect employees from retribution and harassment in the pursuit of th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-111.6 Health-care employers - immunity from civil liability - requirements - exception to blacklisting prohibition - legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the intent and purpose of sections 8-2-110 and 8-2-111, which prohibit the maintenance or use of blacklists, is to protect employees from retribution and harassment in the pursuit of their lawful activities. The…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-111.7 Employees working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities - immunity from civil liability - requirements - exception to blacklisting prohibition - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the intent and purpose of sections 8-2-110 and 8-2-111, which prohibit the maintenance or use of blacklists, is to protect employees from retribution and harassment in the pursuit of their lawful activities. The…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-112 Unlawful to publish notice of boycott
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It is unlawful to print or circulate any notice of boycott, boycott card, sticker, banner, sign, or dodger publishing or declaring that a boycott or ban exists, or has existed or is contemplated against any person, firm, or corporation doing a lawful business, or publish the name…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-113 Unlawful to intimidate worker - agreement not to compete - prohibition - exceptions - notice - rules - definitions
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(1) Legislative intent. The general assembly intends to preserve existing state and federal case law in effect before August 10, 2022, that:(a) Defines what counts as a covenant not to compete that is prohibited by this section; and (b) Specifies the extent to which a covenant no…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-114 Immunity from civil liability for employer disclosing information - employer shall not maintain blacklist - credit lists excepted
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(1) For purposes of this section, “job performance” means: (a) The suitability of the employee for reemployment; (b) The employee’s work-related skills, abilities, and habits as they may relate to suitability for future employment; and (c) In the case of a former employee, the re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-115 Violation of sections - misdemeanor - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 05: p. 161, � 5. R.S. 08: � 402. C.L. � 4166. CSA: C. 97, � 94. CRS 53: � 80-4-15. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-11-15. L. 2021: (2) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3139, 3331, �� 83, 803. Editor's note: Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effectiv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-116 Age of employee not ground for discharge. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 03: p. 307, � 1. R.S. 08: � 3927. C.L. � 4191. CSA: C. 97, � 112. CRS 53: � 80-4-16. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-11-16. L. 86: Entire section repealed, p. 933, � 5, effective May 8. Cross references: For present provisions concerning age discrimination in employment, see part 4 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-117 Penalty for violation. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 03: p. 308, � 2. R.S. 08: � 3928. C.L. � 4192. CSA: C. 97, � 123. CRS 53: � 80-4-17. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-11-17. L. 86: Entire section repealed, p. 933, � 5, effective May 8.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-118 Cost of medical examination - employer and employee defined
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(1) It is unlawful for any employer, as defined in subsection (2) of this section, to require any employee or applicant for employment to pay the cost of a medical examination or the cost of furnishing any records required by the employer as a condition of employment, except thos…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-119 Awards of back pay - deduction of unemployment compensation
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(1) In any proceeding in this state in which an award of back pay is made, the employer shall pay any such award in full, subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section. (2) The person ordering an award of back pay shall notify the director of the division of unemplo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-120 Residency requirements prohibited for public employment - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the imposition of residency requirements by public employers works to the detriment of the public health, welfare, and morale as well as to the detriment of the economic well-being of the state. The general asse…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-121 Document fraud - penalties. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 1305, � 1, effective May 30. L. 2008: (2) amended, p. 2145, � 16, effective June 4. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-243), ch. 282, p. 1256, � 1, effective June 2. 8-2-122. Employment verification requirements - audits - fine for …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-122 Employment verification requirements - audits - fine for fraudulent documents - cash fund created - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Director” means the director of the division. (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.) (c) “Employer” means a person or entity that: (I) Transacts business in Colorado; (II) At any time, employs another person t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-123 Health-care workers - retaliation prohibited - definitions
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(1) As used in this section: (a) Disciplinary action means any direct or indirect form of discipline or penalty, including, but not limited to, dismissal, demotion, transfer, reassignment, suspension, corrective action, reprimand, admonishment, unsatisfactory or below-standard pe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-124 Electronic verification program - availability - notice to employers - definitions
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(1) As used in this section: (a) “Department” means the department of labor and employment. (b) “Electronic verification program” or “e-verify program” means the electronic employment verification program that is authorized in 8 U.S.C. sec. 1324a and jointly administered by the U…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-125 Identification of workers engaged in off-site work - permissible forms of identification - exceptions - definitions
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(1) (a) When an employer dispatches an employee to an off-site premises to perform work on behalf of the employer for a customer located at the off-site premises, the employee may provide an employer-issued identification card to the custodian of the off-site premises in lieu of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-126 Employer use of consumer credit information - violation - short title - definitions
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(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Employment Opportunity Act”. (2) As used in this section: (a) “Adverse action” means: (I) For an applicant for employment, denial of employment; and (II) For an employee, demotion, reassignment to a lower-ranked position or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-127 Prohibitions of employer - requiring access to personal electronic communication devices - definitions - rules
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(1) As used in this section: (a) “Applicant” means an applicant for employment. (b) “Electronic communications device” means a device that uses electronic signals to create, transmit, and receive information, including computers, telephones, personal digital assistants, and other…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-128 Prohibitions of employer - requiring social security number - exceptions
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(1) (a) An entity with a board of directors, including any advisory board, shall not require a member of the board of directors who is not paid for serving on the board, except for occasional reimbursement of incidental expenses of serving on the board, to disclose the member’s s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-129 Access to personnel files and records - definitions - exemptions
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(1) Every employer shall, at least annually, upon the request of an employee, permit that employee to inspect and obtain a copy of any part of his or her own personnel file or files at the employer's office and at a time convenient to both the employer and the employee. A former …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-130 Criminal history - limits on advertisements and applications - exceptions - enforcement - rules - short title - definitions
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(1) Short title. The short title of this section is the “Colorado Chance to Compete Act”. (2) Definitions. As used in this section:(a) “Criminal history” means the record of arrests, charges, pleas, or convictions for any misdemeanor or felony at the federal, state, or local leve…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-131 Age of job applicants - limits on applications - exceptions - enforcement - rules - short title - definitions
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(1) Short title. The short title of this section is the “Job Application Fairness Act”. (2) Definitions. As used in this section:(a) “Department” means the department of labor and employment. (b) “Employer” means a person engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade, or oth…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-132 Prohibition on employers - living organ donation - retaliation - adverse action - civil action - penalty for violation - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Adverse action” means: (I) Demotion; reassignment to a lower-ranked position or to a position with a lower level of compensation; decrease in compensation level; denial of promotion; reduction in working con…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-201 Damages - fellow servant rule abolished - limitation on admission of criminal history
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(1) Every corporation or individual who employs agents, servants, or employees, such agents, servants, or employees being in the exercise of due care, shall be liable to respond in damages for injuries or death sustained by any such agent, servant, or employee resulting from the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-202 Damages in case of death - limit
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If the death of a person is caused by an act of carelessness, omission of duty, or negligence as provided in section 8-2-201, the corporation or individual who would have been liable if the death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages regardless of the death of t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-203 Who may sue - consolidation of actions
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(1) Every such action shall in case of death be maintained: (a) By the husband or wife of the deceased; (b) If there is no husband or wife or if he or she fails to sue within one year after such death, by the children of the deceased or their descendants; (c) If such deceased is …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-204 Limitation of actions - limit of damages
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All actions provided for by this part 2 shall be brought within the time period prescribed in section 13-80-102, C.R.S. The amount of damages recoverable under this part 2 in case of personal injury resulting solely from negligence of a coemployee shall not exceed the sum of twen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-205 Assumption of risk abolished
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If any agent, servant, or employee, while in the performance of his duty for his employer, is injured or killed in the employer's service on account of the employer's negligence or any defect or peril connected with ways, works, machinery, or instrumentalities used in the busines…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-206 Agricultural employers - agricultural employees - violations - penalties - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Adverse action” means a demotion, reassignment to a lower-ranked position or to a position with a lower level of compensation, decrease in compensation level, denial of promotion, or termination of employmen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Labor Peace Act. Source: L. 43: p. 417, � 24. CSA: C. 97, � 94(24). CRS 53: � 80-5-21. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-4-21.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The public policy of the state as to employment relations and collective bargaining, in the furtherance of which this article 3 is enacted, is declared to be as follows: (a) It recognizes that there are three major interests involved, namely: That of the public, the employee,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3-103 Construction
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Except as specifically provided in this article, nothing in this article shall be construed so as to interfere with or impede or diminish in any way the right to strike or the right of individuals to work, nor shall anything in this article be so construed as unlawfully to invade…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3-104 Definitions
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As used in this article 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) (a) Agricultural employer means a person that: (I) Regularly engages the services of one or more employees or contracts with any person who recruits, solicits, hires, employs, furnishes, or transports employees…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-3-105 Director to administer - adopt rules and regulations
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The director shall enforce and administer the provisions of this article and may adopt reasonable rules and regulations relative to its administration and to the conduct of all elections and hearings pertaining to mass transportation as defined in section 8-3-104 (15). Such rules…