C.R.S. § 8-20-218 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-218
8-20-218. Calibration of transport, tank truck, or delivery trucks
Status: in_force

8-20-218. Calibration of transport, tank truck, or delivery trucks. (1) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall calibrate transport, trailer, and delivery truck tanks to determine the legal capacity of each compartment, allowing for expansion outage to conform to DOT regulations, except in the case of delivery truck tanks where two percent outage will suffice. Each tank compartment shall have affixed and spot-welded by the owner or operator thereof a capacity marker, which shall be set by measuring with a steel rule from the bottom of a steel bar set across the fill opening to the bottom of the marker (floated). The compartment gallonage shall be marked or stenciled with paint in figures at least one inch in height on each compartment dome collar.

(2) All new or additional vehicular tanks purchased or leased after April 6, 1955, by any person for hauling class I, II, or III petroleum products within or into the state shall be calibrated by the director of the division of oil and public safety and a certificate of calibration shall be issued to the owner or operator thereof before such equipment is put in service. A copy of the certificate of calibration shall accompany the tank at all times.

(3) Whenever a certificate of calibration has been lost or mutilated, the director of the division of oil and public safety shall issue a duplicate of the original which shall serve the purpose of the original. The director of the division of oil and public safety may order, after proper inspection, a calibration or a recalibration of any transport, trailer, or delivery truck tank operating in the state, whether calibrated by the director previously or not, when inspection by the director or the director's deputy reveals that tank compartments or capacity markers have been altered intentionally or accidentally, and the owner or operator shall comply with such order within ten days. If the owner or operator of a delivery truck tank has available calibrating equipment acceptable to the director of the division of oil and public safety, the tanks shall be calibrated in the presence of the director or the director's deputy, at or near the place of business of the owner or operator, and the director shall issue a certificate of calibration for said tank.
C.R.S. § 8-6-108.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 6 / Section 8-6-108.5
8-6-108.5. Minimum wage - rules
Status: repealed

8-6-108.5. Minimum wage - rules. (1) Effective July 1, 1977, the minimum wage for minors may be fifteen percent below the minimum wage for other workers; except that the full minimum wage shall be paid to any emancipated minor. An emancipated minor shall mean any individual less than eighteen years of age who:

(a) Has the sole or primary responsibility for his own support;

(b) Is married and living away from parents or guardian;

(c) Is able to show that his well-being is substantially dependent upon being gainfully employed.

(2) Repealed.

(3) The director may issue only such rules as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this article and as are consistent with the purposes and intent of section 8-6-101 and section 15 of article XVIII of the state constitution; except that, if a higher minimum wage rate is established by applicable federal law or rules, the director's rules shall be consistent with such federal law or rules.
C.R.S. § 8-80-103 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 80 / Section 8-80-103
8-80-103. Assignment of benefits void - exemptions
Status: in_force

8-80-103. Assignment of benefits void - exemptions. Any assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits that are or may become due or payable under articles 70 to 82 of this title 8 are void. Except as provided in the "Colorado Child Support Enforcement Procedures Act", article 14 of title 14, such rights to benefits are exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or any other remedy provided for the collection of debt. Benefits received by any individual are exempt from any remedy for the collection of all debts except debts incurred for necessaries furnished to the individual, the individual's spouse, or the individual's dependents during the time when the individual was unemployed or child support debt or arrearages as specified in article 14 of title 14. Any waiver of any exemption provided for in this section is void.
C.R.S. § 8-20-105 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 8-20-105
8-20-105. Expenses of administration
Status: repealed

8-20-105. Expenses of administration. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-6-117 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 6 / Section 8-6-117
8-6-117. Minimum wage presumed reasonable - conclusiveness
Status: in_force

8-6-117. Minimum wage presumed reasonable - conclusiveness. In every prosecution for the violation of any provision of this article, the minimum wage established by the director shall be prima facie presumed to be reasonable and lawful and the wage required to be paid. The findings of fact made by the director acting within prescribed powers, in the absence of fraud, shall be conclusive.
C.R.S. § 8-83-202 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 2 / Section 8-83-202
8-83-202. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

8-83-202. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Passage of the federal "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act", 29 U.S.C. sec. 3101 et seq., gives the state a unique opportunity to develop a work force program and employment system designed to meet the needs of employers, job seekers, and those who want to further their careers;

(b) The federal act requires that training and employment programs be designed and managed at the local government level, where the needs of businesses and individuals are best understood;

(c) The federal act requires the involvement of business, both to provide information and leadership and to play an active role in ensuring that the system prepares people for current and future jobs;

(d) Passage of the federal act provided local governments with the control and flexibility to carry out the federal act's purposes, subject to the final authority and approval of the governor; and

(e) Therefore, it is in the state's best interest to adopt the Colorado work force development program set forth in this part 2.

(2) The general assembly recommends that:

(a) To the extent possible, counties or multicounty areas integrate their work force development program sources of funding to maximize the resources available at the local level to provide the services authorized under this part 2; and

(b) As the responsibility for implementing work force programs continues to be devolved to local governments, Title I moneys identified for state administration of programs implemented at the local level be as specified in Title I of the federal "Workforce Investment Act of 1998".
C.R.S. § 8-2-110 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 8-2-110
8-2-110. Unlawful to publish blacklist
Status: in_force

8-2-110. Unlawful to publish blacklist. 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 laborer from engaging in or securing similar or other employment from any other corporation, company, or individual.
C.R.S. § 8-41-204 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 41 / Part 2 / Section 8-41-204
8-41-204. Injury outside of state - benefits in accordance with state law
Status: in_force

8-41-204. Injury outside of state - benefits in accordance with state law. 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, shall be entitled to compensation according to the law of this state. This provision shall apply only to those injuries received by the employee within six months after leaving this state, unless, prior to the expiration of such six-month period, the employer has filed with the division notice that the employer has elected to extend such coverage for a greater period of time.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-513 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 5 / Section 8-13.3-513
8-13.3-513. Erroneous payments and disqualification for benefits
Status: in_force

8-13.3-513. Erroneous payments and disqualification for benefits. (1) A covered individual is disqualified from family and medical leave insurance benefits for one year if the individual is determined by the director to have willfully made a false statement or misrepresentation regarding a material fact, or willfully failed to report a material fact, to obtain benefits under this part 5.

(2) If family and medical leave insurance benefits are paid erroneously or as a result of willful misrepresentation, or if a claim for family and medical leave insurance benefits is rejected after benefits are paid, the division may seek repayment of benefits from the recipient. The director shall exercise his or her discretion to waive, in whole or in part, the amount of any such payments where the recovery would be against equity and good conscience.
C.R.S. § 8-20-407 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 8-20-407
8-20-407. Reports of accidents
Status: in_force

8-20-407. Reports of accidents. (1) Reports of accidents, fires, explosions, injuries, damage to property, or loss of life at installations using liquefied petroleum gas shall be reported to the director of the division of oil and public safety within twenty-four hours after their occurrence.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section includes accidents resulting from the improper use of equipment, appliances, and appurtenances to liquefied petroleum gas systems. The director of the division of oil and public safety may, at his or her discretion, investigate such occurrences and shall maintain a written record of his or her findings, which shall be available to public examination.
C.R.S. § 8-73-105 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 73 / Section 8-73-105
8-73-105. Part-time workers
Status: in_force

8-73-105. Part-time workers. (1) As used in this section, "part-time worker" means an individual whose normal work is in an occupation in which his services are not required for the customary scheduled full-time hours prevailing in the establishment in which he is employed or who, owing to personal circumstances, does not customarily work the customary scheduled full-time hours prevailing in the establishment in which he is employed.

(2) The director of the division shall prescribe fair and reasonable general rules applicable to part-time workers for determining their full-time weekly wage and the total wages for employment by employers required to qualify such workers for benefits. The rules, with respect to such part-time workers, shall supersede any inconsistent provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title but, so far as practicable, shall secure results reasonably similar to those provided in the analogous provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title.
C.R.S. § 8-12-110 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 12 / Section 8-12-110
8-12-110. Hazardous occupations prohibited for minors
Status: in_force

8-12-110. Hazardous occupations prohibited for minors. (1) No minor shall be permitted employment in any occupation declared to be hazardous in subsection (2) of this section unless such minor is fourteen years of age or older and he is employed:

(a) Incidental to or upon completion of a program of apprentice training;

(b) Incidental to or upon completion of a student-learner program of occupational education under the auspices of a public school, local district college, community and technical college, federally funded work-training program, or private occupational school approved by the private occupational school division;

(c) Upon completion of any other program of training approved by the state board for community colleges and occupational education; or

(d) Upon completion of a program of occupational education conducted outside this state which the director determines offers instructional quality and content comparable to that offered in programs certified by the state board for community colleges and occupational education.

(2) The following occupations are declared to be hazardous:

(a) Operation of any high pressure steam boiler or high temperature water boiler;

(b) Work which primarily involves the risk of falling from any elevated place located ten feet or more above the ground except that work defined as agricultural involving elevations of twenty feet or less above ground;

(c) Manufacturing, transporting, or storing of explosives;

(d) Mining, logging, oil drilling, or quarrying;

(e) Any occupation involving exposure to radioactive substances or ionizing radiation;

(f) Operation of the following power-driven machinery: Woodworking machines, metal-forming machines, punching or shearing machines, bakery machines, paper products machines, shears, and automatic pin-setting machines and any other power-driven machinery which the director determines to be hazardous;

(g) Slaughter of livestock and rendering and packaging of meat;

(h) Occupations directly involved in the manufacture of brick or other clay construction products or of silica refractory products;

(i) Wrecking or demolition, but not including manual auto wrecking;

(j) Roofing;

(k) Occupations in excavation operations.

(3) The director shall promulgate regulations, in accordance with section 24-4-103, C.R.S., to define the occupations prohibited under this section and to prescribe what types of equipment shall be required to make an occupation nonhazardous for minors.
C.R.S. § 8-83-207 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 2 / Section 8-83-207
8-83-207. Local work force development boards - authority - functions
Status: in_force

8-83-207. Local work force development boards - authority - functions. Local work force development boards are subject to this part 2 and the federal act. Local work force development boards operate for a federally designated work force development area.
C.R.S. § 8-15.7-404 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 15.7 / Part 4 / Section 8-15.7-404
8-15.7-404. Report
Status: in_force

8-15.7-404. Report. On or before December 31, 2026, the department shall submit a report compiling the information collected pursuant to section 8-15.7-402 (2)(d) to the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee and the senate business, labor, and technology committee, or their successor committees.
C.R.S. § 8-6-112 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 6 / Section 8-6-112
8-6-112. New determination of wages and conditions
Status: in_force

8-6-112. New determination of wages and conditions. Whenever a minimum wage rate or a new standard of conditions of employment has been established in any occupation, the director, if he deems proper or necessary so to do, upon petition of either employers or employees, may reconvene the wage board or establish a new wage board, and any recommendation made by such board shall be dealt with in the same manner as the original recommendation of a wage board. Pending any new determination, any minimum wage rate and any new standard of conditions of employment theretofore established shall be and continue in force and effect. It is the duty of the director to survey and review for adequacy established wage orders made pursuant to the provisions of section 8-6-111 at least every four years, whether or not the director is petitioned to do so by either employers or employees.
C.R.S. § 8-3-123 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 3 / Section 8-3-123
8-3-123. Nonapplicability of other statutes
Status: in_force

8-3-123. Nonapplicability of other statutes. The provisions of sections 8-1-108, 8-1-120, and 8-1-123 shall not apply to this article, but this article and the administration thereof are governed and controlled as to all matters contained in sections 8-1-108, 8-1-120, and 8-1-123 by the special provisions of this article.
C.R.S. § 8-3-105 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 3 / Section 8-3-105
8-3-105. Director to administer - adopt rules and regulations
Status: in_force

8-3-105. Director to administer - adopt rules and regulations. 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 and regulations shall not be effective until ten days after the date thereof.
C.R.S. § 8-43-216 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 2 / Section 8-43-216
8-43-216. Frivolous claims for compensation - repeal
Status: repealed

8-43-216. Frivolous claims for compensation - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-45-107 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 45 / Section 8-45-107
8-45-107. Basis of rates - reserve - surplus
Status: in_force

8-45-107. Basis of rates - reserve - surplus. (1) The rates shall be the percentage of the payroll of any employer that, on the average, shall produce a sufficient sum to:

(a) Carry all claims to maturity such that the rates shall be based upon the reserve and not upon the assessment plan;

(b) Produce a reasonable surplus as provided in articles 40 to 47 of this title, cover the catastrophe hazard, and ensure the payment to employees and their dependents of the compensation provided in said articles.

(2) In determining the amount of reserve to be laid aside to meet deferred payments according to awards, such reserve may be ascertained by finding the present worth of such deferred medical and indemnity payments calculated at a rate of interest not higher than six percent per annum, and such calculations of disability indemnity benefits shall be made according to a table of mortality not lower than the American experience table of mortality and, in the discretion of the board, by such other and further methods as will result in the establishment of adequate reserves.

(3) The amounts raised for the Pinnacol Assurance fund shall ultimately become neither more nor less than necessary to make the fund self-supporting, which includes the attainment and maintenance of an adequate surplus as determined in accordance with section 8-45-111, and the premiums or rates levied for such purpose shall be subject to readjustment from time to time by the board as may become necessary.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-203 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 2 / Section 8-13.3-203
8-13.3-203. Family and medical leave - state requirements
Status: in_force

8-13.3-203. Family and medical leave - state requirements. (1) In addition to the leave to which an employee is entitled under the FMLA, an employee in this state is entitled to FMLA leave to care for a person who has a serious health condition, as that term is defined in the FMLA, if the person:

(a) Is the employee's partner in a civil union, as defined in section 14-15-103 (5), C.R.S.; or

(b) Is the employee's domestic partner and:

(I) Has registered the domestic partnership with the municipality in which the person resides or with the state, if applicable; or

(II) Is recognized by the employer as the employee's domestic partner.

(2) (a) For purposes of confirming an employee's relationship to a person described in subsection (1) of this section for whom the employee is requesting FMLA leave, the employer may require the employee to provide reasonable documentation or a written statement of family relationship, in accordance with the FMLA.

(b) An employer may require an employee seeking FMLA leave for a person described in subsection (1) of this section to submit the same certification as the employer may require under the FMLA.

(3) FMLA leave taken by an employee pursuant to this section runs concurrently with leave taken under the FMLA, and this section does not:

(a) Increase the total amount of leave to which an employee is entitled during a twelve-month period under the FMLA, this section, or both; and

(b) Preclude an employer from granting an employee an amount of leave that exceeds the total amount of leave to which the employee is entitled during a twelve-month period under the FMLA.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-410 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 4 / Section 8-13.3-410
8-13.3-410. Authority of director - rules
Status: in_force

8-13.3-410. Authority of director - rules. The director may coordinate implementation and enforcement of this part 4 and adopt rules as necessary for such purposes.
C.R.S. § 8-45-122 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 45 / Section 8-45-122
8-45-122. Annual report
Status: in_force

8-45-122. Annual report. (1) The chief executive officer of Pinnacol Assurance shall submit an annual report to the governor; the business affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives; the business, labor, and technology committee of the senate; and the health and human services committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or their successor committees, reporting on the business operations, resources, and liabilities of the Pinnacol Assurance fund.

(2) The report required in subsection (1) of this section shall include the following information for the previous calendar year:

(a) The number of policies held by Pinnacol Assurance;

(b) The total assets of Pinnacol Assurance;

(c) The amount of reserves;

(d) The amount of surplus;

(e) The number of claims filed;

(f) The number of claims admitted or contested within the twenty-day period pursuant to section 8-43-203, specifying the number of contested claims that are medical only and those that are indemnity claims;

(g) The number of medical procedures denied;

(h) The amount of total compensation each executive officer or staff member receives, including bonuses or deferred compensation;

(i) The amount spent on commissions;

(j) The amount paid to trade associations for marketing fees;

(k) All information relating to bonus programs; and

(l) Any other information the chief executive officer deems relevant to the report.
C.R.S. § 8-70-135 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 70 / Section 8-70-135
8-70-135. Employment does not include - paper routes
Status: in_force

8-70-135. Employment does not include - paper routes. "Employment" does not include services performed by an individual under the age of eighteen years in the delivery or distribution of newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution to any point for subsequent delivery or distribution, or services performed by an individual in the delivery or distribution of newspapers whose remuneration primarily consists of the difference between the amount he pays or is obligated to pay for the said newspapers and the amount he receives or is entitled to receive on distribution or resale thereof.
C.R.S. § 8-85-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 85 / Section 8-85-102
8-85-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

8-85-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Base amount" means the equal amount of funding an independent living center would receive to provide the five independent living core services throughout its service catchment area, regardless of any other factors.

(2) "Cross-disability" means, with respect to an independent living center, that the center provides independent living services to individuals representing a range of disabilities.

(3) "Department" means the department of labor and employment created in section 24-21-121, C.R.S.

(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of labor and employment.

(5) "Independent living center" means a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential, private nonprofit agency that is designated as an eligible agency under Title VII, section 725 of the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", as amended, and that:

(a) Is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities; and

(b) Provides required independent living core services and programs and an array of expanded services.

(6) "Independent living core services" means:

(a) Information and referral services;

(b) Independent living skills training;

(c) Peer counseling, including cross-disability peer counseling;

(d) Individual and systems advocacy; and

(e) Transition services or diversion from nursing homes and institutions to home- and community-based living, or upon leaving secondary education.

(7) "Independent living services" means:

(a) Independent living core services; and

(b) Other services and assistance as defined by federal regulations.

(8) "Individual with a disability" means an individual:

(a) With a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual;

(b) With a record of such an impairment; or

(c) Regarded as having such an impairment.

(9) "Office" means the office of independent living services created pursuant to section 8-85-103 within the department.
C.R.S. § 8-3.7-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 3.7 / Part 1 / Section 8-3.7-108
8-3.7-108. Refugee services program - transfer to ONA - state plan - rules
Status: repealed

8-3.7-108. Refugee services program - transfer to ONA - state plan - rules. (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 execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, and functions regarding the CRSP on and after said date. By April 1, 2024, the department of labor and employment and the department of human services shall enter into an interagency agreement to facilitate the logistics of contracting and the transfer of the CRSP to the ONA.

(II) (A) As of October 1, 2024, employees of the department of human services prior to said date whose powers, duties, and functions concerned the powers, duties, and functions regarding the Colorado refugee services program that are assumed by the ONA pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section and whose employment in the ONA is deemed necessary by the director of the ONA to carry out the purposes of the CRSP are transferred to the ONA and become employees of the ONA.

(B) Any employees transferred to the ONA pursuant to this subsection (1)(a)(II) who are classified employees in the state personnel system retain all rights to the personnel system and retirement benefits pursuant to the laws of this state, and their service is deemed to have been continuous. Any transfers and any abolishment of positions in the state personnel system shall be made and processed in accordance with state personnel system laws and rules.

(III) As of October 1, 2024, all items of real and personal property of the department of human services, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records, pertaining to the duties and functions of the CRSP transferred pursuant to this section are transferred to the ONA and become the property of the ONA.

(IV) As of October 1, 2024, whenever the department of human services or department is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the ONA, such reference or designation is deemed to apply to the ONA. All contracts entered into by the department of human services prior to October 1, 2024, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the ONA are hereby validated, with the ONA succeeding to all rights and obligations under such contracts. As of October 1, 2024, any cash funds, custodial funds, trusts, grants, and appropriations of funds from prior state fiscal years open to satisfy obligations incurred under such contracts are transferred and appropriated to the department for allocation to the ONA for the payment of such obligations. In the event the federal department of health and human services will not transfer contracts that are open as of October 1, 2024, the department of human services shall continue to administer those contracts through an interagency agreement with the ONA until the contract period is concluded or funds are liquidated, whichever occurs first.

(V) On and after October 1, 2024, unless otherwise specified, whenever any provision of law refers to the department of human services in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the ONA, such law must be construed as referring to the ONA.

(VI) As of October 1, 2024, all rules and orders of the department of human services adopted in connection with the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the ONA continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed, or nullified pursuant to law.

(b) The ONA shall administer the Colorado refugee services program in accordance with the state plan approved by the federal office of refugee resettlement within the federal department of health and human services pursuant to the federal act.

(2) The ONA is the single state agency responsible for the development, review, and administration of the state plan.

(3) The CRSP must provide the following, in accordance with the federal act and the state plan:

(a) Refugee cash assistance;

(b) Refugee medical assistance;

(c) Refugee social services, which may include employment services, employability assessments, English language instruction, vocational training, skills recertification, and case management services related to employment; and

(d) Any other services or assistance consistent with the federal act.

(4) The CRSP may provide other services or assistance to support refugee resettlement and integration.

(5) The ONA shall adopt rules, in accordance with article 4 of title 24, to implement this section.

(6) The general assembly may appropriate funds to the ONA for the administration of the CRSP.
C.R.S. § 8-6-116 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 6 / Section 8-6-116
8-6-116. Violation - penalty
Status: in_force

8-6-116. Violation - penalty. (1) The minimum wages fixed by the director, as provided in this article 6, are the minimum wages paid to the employees, and the payment to such employees of a wage less than the minimum so fixed is unlawful, and every employer or other person who intentionally, individually or as an officer, agent, or employee of a corporation or other person, pays or causes to be paid to any such employee a wage less than the minimum commits theft as defined in section 18-4-401.

(2) For the purpose of this section, the amount of the theft is the unpaid balance of the full amount of the minimum wage, as described in section 8-6-118.
C.R.S. § 8-47-203.2 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 47 / Part 2 / Section 8-47-203.2
8-47-203.2. Mental health records - disclosure - rules - definition
Status: in_force

8-47-203.2. Mental health records - disclosure - rules - definition. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "mental health record" means the following records pertaining to the claimant:

(a) Psychological or psychiatric tests, including neuropsychological testing;

(b) Other records prepared by or for a mental health provider;

(c) Independent medical examination records, audio recordings, and reports that address psychological or psychiatric issues;

(d) Division independent medical evaluation records and reports that address psychological or psychiatric issues; and

(e) Records relating to the evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment of a substance use or abuse disorder.

(2) A mental health provider shall provide mental health records to:

(a) The insurer, or if self-insured, the employer, as necessary for payment of services and adjustment and adjudication of claims involving psychological or psychiatric issues;

(b) The employer, as necessary for the employer to comply with applicable state or federal laws, rules, and regulations; and

(c) The referring physician and any other relevant treating or evaluating providers, as necessary.

(3) (a) Mental health records provided pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall not be disclosed to any person who is not reasonably necessary for the medical evaluation, adjustment, or adjudication of claims involving psychological or psychiatric issues unless disclosure is otherwise directed by order of the director or an administrative law judge.

(b) (I) An insurer may release information from a claimant's mental health records concerning any work restrictions placed on the claimant to the claimant's employer, supervisor, or manager, and information as necessary for the adjustment and adjudication of a claim, but shall not disclose the claimant's actual mental health records to any third party who is not directly involved in medically evaluating, adjusting, or adjudicating claims involving psychological or psychiatric issues without the consent of the claimant unless disclosure is otherwise ordered by the director or an administrative law judge.

(II) Notwithstanding subsection (3)(b)(I) of this section, if the claimant's mental health provider or physician objects to the release of mental health records, the insurer shall not disclose the mental health records to a third party unless otherwise ordered by the director or an administrative law judge.

(c) If an employer is self-insured, upon receipt of mental health records, the employer:

(I) Shall maintain mental health records under restricted access, separate from personnel files, and with clear policies and training to ensure the claimant's privacy is protected; and

(II) (A) May disclose information from the claimant's mental health records concerning any work restrictions placed on the claimant to the claimant's supervisor or manager and information as necessary for the adjustment or adjudication of a claim, but shall not disclose the claimant's actual mental health records to any third party who is not directly involved in medically evaluating, adjusting, or adjudicating claims involving psychological or psychiatric issues without the consent of the claimant, unless disclosure is otherwise ordered by the director or an administrative law judge.

(B) Notwithstanding subsection (3)(c)(II)(A) of this section, if the claimant's mental health provider or physician objects to the release of mental health records, the self-insured employer shall not disclose the mental health records to any third party unless otherwise ordered by the director or an administrative law judge.

(d) (I) A third party receiving mental health records pursuant to this subsection (3) shall not disclose the claimant's actual mental health records to any person who is not directly involved in medically evaluating, adjusting, or adjudicating claims involving psychological or psychiatric issues without the consent of the claimant, unless otherwise ordered by the director or an administrative law judge.

(II) Notwithstanding subsection (3)(d)(I) of this section, if the claimant's mental health provider or physician objects to the release of mental health records, the third party shall not disclose the mental health records to any other third party unless otherwise ordered by the director or an administrative law judge.

(4) The director may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
C.R.S. § 8-46-103 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 46 / Part 1 / Section 8-46-103
8-46-103. State treasurer to invest funds
Status: repealed

8-46-103. State treasurer to invest funds. (1) The state treasurer shall invest any portion of the subsequent injury fund, including its surplus and reserves, which the division determines is not needed for immediate use. All interest earned upon such invested portion shall be credited to the fund and used for the same purposes and in the same manner as other moneys in the fund. Such moneys may be invested in the types of investments authorized in sections 24-36-109, 24-36-112, and 24-36-113, C.R.S.

(2) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-303 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 3 / Section 8-13.3-303
8-13.3-303. Department to perform analyses
Status: in_force

8-13.3-303. Department to perform analyses. (1) (a) The department shall analyze the feasibility of contracting with a third party to administer parts of a paid family and medical leave program for all employees in the state as an alternative to state administration of all aspects of such a program. In determining whether a third party should administer parts of a paid family and medical leave program, the department shall consider whether doing so would be cost-effective, in the short term and in the long term for both the state and covered individuals, and lead to more efficient program administration and benefit management while assuring quality, worker experience, affordability, coverage, and program accountability, as compared to if the state administers all aspects of the program.

(b) In fulfilling the requirements of this subsection (1), the department shall make a request for information from third parties that may be willing to administer single or multiple parts of a paid family and medical leave program. The requests for information pursuant to this subsection (1)(b) must solicit information from third parties that includes, but is not limited to, the third party's:

(I) Prior experience with paid family and medical leave insurance or providing monetary benefits in Colorado related to employees taking leave from work due to serious health conditions, parental bonding, or other family and medical leave purposes;

(II) Commitment to affirmative action, diversity, equity, and inclusion policies;

(III) Language access experience and cultural competency; and

(IV) Current or expected employee pay rates and benefits.

(c) Any study pursuant to this section must consider:

(I) The estimated difference in administrative costs charged by third parties as compared to a state-run paid family and medical leave program;

(II) The estimated difference in claims processing speeds;

(III) The state's costs to oversee any third-party administration, including costs to conduct annual audits and review regular reports from the third party;

(IV) The ability of a third party to satisfy necessary worker privacy and confidentiality requirements;

(V) The ability of a third party to access existing state data or to effectively interface with the department's systems and information;

(VI) The potential costs and challenges associated with terminating a third-party contract due to quality or compliance concerns following implementation of the program, as well as the feasibility of timely substituting administration by the state or a different third party without a disruption in benefits and administration; and

(VII) A timeline that presumes a paid family and medical leave program that is established by July 1, 2020; begins public education and outreach on January 1, 2022; establishes the funding stream on January 1, 2023; and starts paying benefits on January 1, 2024.

(d) The department's study must specifically address the effect of using a third-party administrator on the following aspects of a paid family and medical leave program:

(I) Claims appeals and administrative enforcement;

(II) Premium rate setting and collection of premiums;

(III) Approval and oversight of private plans, if applicable; and

(IV) Management of elective coverage of employees who may not be included in the program.

(2) (a) (I) The department shall contract with at least three experts in the field of paid family and medical leave selected by the task force. The experts must be local and national experts:

(A) With demonstrated experience studying the health, economic, and social benefits of access to paid leave; the cost and economic impact of paid leave; and the drafting and implementation of paid family and medical leave programs at the state level; and

(B) Who have some familiarity with cross-state comparisons.

(II) The department shall commission a report from the experts under contract with the department pursuant to this subsection (2)(a) on the establishment of a paid family and medical leave program for employees in the state. The recommendations must specify the parameters that ensure that a program:

(A) Is affordable for the lowest-wage workers;

(B) Is equitable across workers of all incomes and classifications;

(C) Is accessible particularly to workers least likely to have access to paid leave today;

(D) Is adequate; and

(E) Includes a minimum duration of leave that meets evidence-based standards and wage replacement that is sufficient to allow the lowest-wage workers to participate.

(b) The recommendations must review, evaluate, and assess at least the following elements, without limitation:

(I) The purposes of the leave, including serious illness, caring for a loved one with a serious illness, bonding with a new child, and needs arising from military deployment and the effects of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault;

(II) Self-employed workers' access to paid family and medical leave and a mechanism to allow self-employed workers to participate;

(III) Eligibility to take leave;

(IV) The definition of family or family member for whom an individual may take leave for purposes of providing care;

(V) Job protection and other employment protections, including their effect on an individual's ability to take leave;

(VI) The duration of leave;

(VII) The amount of the wage replacement;

(VIII) The maximum weekly wage replacement amount;

(IX) The program funding structure;

(X) Program implementation;

(XI) The role of third-party vendors on program sustainability;

(XII) The solvency of a paid family and medical leave fund under various models;

(XIII) The portability of paid family and medical leave benefits;

(XIV) The sustainability of a paid family and medical leave program;

(XV) How a paid family and medical leave program would interact with other benefits; and

(XVI) A timeline that presumes a paid family and medical leave program that is established by July 1, 2020; begins education and outreach on January 1, 2022; establishes the funding stream on January 1, 2023; and starts paying benefits on January 1, 2024.

(3) No later than October 1, 2019:

(a) The department shall provide the task force created in section 8-13.3-304 with:

(I) The results of the third-party study conducted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section; and

(II) The paid family and medical leave plan report from experts commissioned in accordance with subsection (2) of this section; and

(b) The department of public health and environment shall provide the task force with a report detailing the health benefits related to paid family and medical leave.

(4) The department shall contract for the services of a qualified private actuary to perform an actuarial study of the initial recommendation for a family and medical leave program created by the task force pursuant to section 8-13.3-304 (8)(b). The actuarial study shall be provided to the task force no later than December 1, 2019.
C.R.S. § 8-44-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 44 / Part 1 / Section 8-44-101
8-44-101. Insurance requirements
Status: in_force

8-44-101. Insurance requirements. (1) Any employer subject to the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title shall secure compensation for all employees in one or more of the following ways, which shall be deemed to be compliance with the insurance requirements of said articles:

(a) By insuring and keeping insured the payment of such compensation in the Pinnacol Assurance fund;

(b) By insuring and keeping insured the payment of such compensation with any stock or mutual corporation authorized to transact the business of workers' compensation insurance in this state. If insurance is effected in such stock or mutual corporation, the employer or insurer shall forthwith file with the division, in form prescribed by it, a notice specifying the name of the insured and the insurer, the business and place of business of the insured, the effective and termination dates of the policy, and, when requested, a copy of the contract or policy of insurance.

(c) By procuring a self-insurance permit from the executive director as provided in section 8-44-201, except for public entity pools as described in section 8-44-204 (3), which shall procure self-insurance certificates of authority from the commissioner of insurance as provided in section 8-44-204;

(d) By procuring a self-insurance certificate of authority from the commissioner of insurance as provided in section 8-44-205.

(2) It shall be unlawful, except as provided in sections 8-41-401 and 8-41-402, for any employer, regardless of the method of insurance, to require an employee to pay all or any part of the cost of such insurance.

(3) (a) (I) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (a), all public entities in the state shall insure and keep insured the payment of compensation by electing one of the methods provided in subsection (1) of this section. A public entity having an insured payroll of less than one million dollars annually shall not be eligible for self-insurance; except that public entities forming a pool pursuant to section 8-44-204 (3) shall be eligible if the total of all the payrolls of the public entities in the pool exceeds the required minimum.

(II) Any public entity in the state that is participating in the federal prison industry enhancement certification program pursuant to the federal "Justice System Improvement Act of 1979", 18 U.S.C. sec. 1761 (c), shall insure and keep insured the payment of compensation by electing one of the methods provided in subsection (1) of this section; except that the method for insuring the participants of such program need not be the same method selected by the public entity pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a).

(b) For purposes of this subsection (3), the department of human services, by virtue of the self-insurance program established pursuant to section 8-44-203, shall be considered a public entity of the state.
C.R.S. § 8-70-133 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 70 / Section 8-70-133
8-70-133. Employment does not include - hospital
Status: in_force

8-70-133. Employment does not include - hospital. "Employment" does not include services performed in the employ of a hospital, as defined in section 8-70-103 (14), if such service is performed by a patient of the hospital.
C.R.S. § 8-43-314 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 3 / Section 8-43-314
8-43-314. Fees - costs - duty of district attorneys and attorney general
Status: in_force

8-43-314. Fees - costs - duty of district attorneys and attorney general. No fee shall be charged by the clerk of any court for the performance of any official service required by articles 40 to 47 of this title. On proceedings to review any order or award, costs as between the parties shall be allowed in the discretion of the court, but no costs shall be taxed against said director or industrial claim appeals office. In any action for the review of any order or award and upon any review thereof by the supreme court, it is the duty of the district attorney in the county wherein said action is pending, or of the attorney general if requested by the director or industrial claim appeals office, to appear on behalf of either or both, whether any other party defendant should have appeared or been represented in the action.
C.R.S. § 8-83-602.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 6 / Section 8-83-602.5
8-83-602.5. Teacher externship program - creation - rules - repeal
Status: repealed

8-83-602.5. Teacher externship program - creation - rules - repeal. (1) (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the department shall establish a teacher externship program to provide work-based learning opportunities for K-12 teachers in this state. The purpose of the externship program is for K-12 teachers to immerse themselves in a STEM or STEM-related field, or other fields that will provide value to K-12 teachers, in order to improve their classroom curriculums in a STEM or STEM-related area and foster student interest in jobs and internship opportunities that students may not be exposed to without the knowledge their K-12 teachers gain through an externship program.

(b) The department shall establish at least one externship program model and develop consistency in offering the ability for K-12 teachers participating in an externship program to apply for graduate credits through an accredited college or university, career and technical education credits, and professional development credits.

(2) (a) In administering the externship program, the department shall work with the department of education to strive to create equal opportunities for K-12 teachers throughout the state to participate in work-based learning. The department may use work-based learning intermediaries selected pursuant to section 8-83-602 (3) to aid in creating and finding work-based learning opportunities for K-12 teachers.

(b) The department shall also collaborate with the department of education to establish minimum standards concerning:

(I) The number of hours required in an externship opportunity;

(II) Qualifications for K-12 teacher and employer participation in the externship program; and

(III) Eligibility requirements for local education providers to receive direct payments.

(c) The department shall work with the department of education to select appropriate employers for participation in the externship program. The department shall ensure that:

(I) Each employer selected for the externship program is able to provide experience in a STEM or STEM-related field or in other appropriate working environments as determined by each local education provider that has a K-12 teacher who would like to participate in an externship program; and

(II) The K-12 teachers who are placed with each employer have the opportunity to gain knowledge that can be transferred to the classroom to provide relevant and current information to students in subject matters that provide value to the K-12 teacher's local education provider.

(3) For the purpose of providing incentives for employers to participate in the externship program, the department may allocate money directly to local education providers for teacher compensation and to work-based intermediaries, if applicable, to defray the costs of placing a K-12 teacher in an externship with an employer.

(4) A K-12 teacher who participates in the externship program:

(a) May be compensated by the local education provider, employer, or another entity for participation in the externship program; and

(b) May apply for, as applicable:

(I) Professional development credit as required by section 22-60.5-110 for license renewal;

(II) Graduate credits through an accredited college or university; and

(III) Career and technical education credits.

(5) (a) The department shall gather the following data regarding the externship program:

(I) The number of employer participants;

(II) The number of K-12 teacher participants;

(III) The local education providers with K-12 teachers participating in the externship program; and

(IV) A review from each K-12 teacher who participates in the externship program, including information on the value found in the externship program.

(b) The department shall report this data on its website at least annually and shall share the information with the state board of education.

(6) The director may seek and accept gifts, grants, and donations from private or public sources for the purposes of providing compensation to teachers who participate in the externship program.

(7) If a teacher participating in the externship program is subject to a collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding concerning the teacher's salary and the collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding is in conflict with this section, the collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding takes precedent over any payment authorized by this section.

(8) The executive director of the department may promulgate rules to implement this section.

(9) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.
C.R.S. § 8-83-226 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 2 / Section 8-83-226
8-83-226. Responsibilities of governor
Status: in_force

8-83-226. Responsibilities of governor. (1) The governor shall perform the following functions, as specified in the federal act:

(a) Appoint members to the state council in accordance with section 24-46.3-101 (2), C.R.S.;

(b) Establish criteria for local elected officials to use in appointing members of local work force investment boards;

(c) Designate federal work force development areas in consultation with the local elected officials, including local work force investment areas requesting to be a part of the federal work force investment area comprising a consortium of work force areas;

(d) Designate, modify, and terminate work force investment areas in the state, including temporary designation, and establish an appeal process for review of such decisions;

(e) Certify designated work force investment boards and the local consortium work force development board;

(f) Negotiate with the federal department of labor concerning the contents of the state plan; and

(g) Carry out such other duties and functions as may be required under the federal act.
C.R.S. § 8-13-111 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-111
8-13-111. Penalty for violation
Status: repealed

8-13-111. Penalty for violation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-20.5-105 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20.5 / Part 1 / Section 8-20.5-105
8-20.5-105. Confidentiality
Status: in_force

8-20.5-105. Confidentiality. (1) Any records, reports, and information obtained from any person under the provisions of this article shall be available to the public; except that any records granted confidentiality by the director of the division of oil and public safety or a designee, or granted confidentiality under existing Colorado statutes or rules, shall remain confidential.

(2) Any person making such confidential records available to any person or organization without authorization from the affected operator or owner commits a petty offense and shall be punished pursuant to section 18-1.3-503.

(3) Confidential records may be disclosed to officers, employees, or authorized representatives of the state or of the United States who have been charged with administering this article or subtitle I of the federal "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976", as amended. Such disclosure shall not constitute a waiver of confidentiality.
C.R.S. § 8-20-1001 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 10 / Section 8-20-1001
8-20-1001. Definitions
Status: in_force

8-20-1001. Definitions. As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Amusement ride" means a ride or device, or a combination of rides or devices, as defined by rule of the division; except that "amusement ride" shall not include inflatable amusement rides.

(2) "Certificate of inspection" means documentation of an amusement ride inspection conducted by an inspector.

(3) "Director" means the director of the division or his or her designee.

(4) "Division" means the division of oil and public safety within the department of labor and employment.

(5) "Injury" means an injury that results in death or requires medical treatment administered by a physician or by registered professional personnel under the standing orders of a physician. For purposes of this subsection (5), "medical treatment" does not include first aid treatment or one-time treatment and subsequent observation of minor scratches, cuts, burns, splinters, or other minor injuries that do not ordinarily require medical care even though treatment is provided by a physician or by registered professional personnel.

(6) "Inspection" means a procedure conducted by an inspector to determine whether an amusement ride is being constructed, assembled, maintained, tested, operated, or inspected in accordance with the division's standards, the manufacturer's standards and criteria, or the insurer's standards, whichever is the most stringent, and that determines the current operational safety of the amusement ride.

(7) "Inspector" means a person certified to inspect amusement rides under criteria determined by rule of the division.

(8) "Operator" means an individual, corporation, or company or agent thereof who owns or controls, or has the duty to control, the operation of an amusement ride.

(9) "Registration" means the filing of a properly completed application with the division and approval of the application by the director.
C.R.S. § 8-15.7-201 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 15.7 / Part 2 / Section 8-15.7-201
8-15.7-201. State apprenticeship agency - community college system - career and technical ed
Status: in_force

8-15.7-201. State apprenticeship agency - community college system - career and technical education - apprenticeship programs - alignment. (1) The state apprenticeship agency, in coordination with the career and technical education division of the Colorado community college system, shall align the high school career and technical education system and the registered apprenticeship system for programs and occupations related to infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, education, or health care. On or before July 1, 2026, the state apprenticeship agency and the career and technical education division must:

(a) Establish at least one state-level advisory board that will create state-approved programs that align with registered apprenticeship programs;

(b) Use each state-level advisory board to align the competencies of high school career and technical education division programs with registered apprenticeship programs; and

(c) Educate registered apprenticeship sponsors on how to include credit for previous experience from career and technical education in program standards.

(2) The state-level advisory boards shall select which high school career and technical education division programs to align with registered apprenticeship programs based on available registered apprenticeship programs in the relevant occupations and other criteria as established by the state apprenticeship agency in collaboration with the career and technical education division.

(3) On and after July 1, 2026, the state apprenticeship agency, in coordination with the career and technical education division of the Colorado community college system, shall expand the number of aligned programs in infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, education, and health care or related occupations identified as top jobs by the annual Colorado talent pipeline report produced pursuant to section 24-46.3-103 (3)(a). The state-approved programs do not invalidate existing or future career and technical education division programs that have demonstrated alignment to high wage, high skills, or in-demand industries.

(4) The office of the future of work in the department shall engage in proactive outreach to foster collaboration between registered apprenticeship programs, the Colorado community college system, career and technical education programs, institutions of higher education, and other training providers in the related programs and occupations to facilitate awareness of opportunities for current and prospective participants.

(5) The community college system may receive funding for the services described in this section through a limited purpose fee-for-service contract pursuant to section 23-18-308 (1)(m).
C.R.S. § 8-2-124 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 8-2-124
8-2-124. Electronic verification program - availability - notice to employers - definitio
Status: in_force

8-2-124. Electronic verification program - availability - notice to employers - definitions. (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 United States department of homeland security and the social security administration, or its successor program.

(c) "Employer" means a person transacting business in Colorado who, at any time, employs another person to perform services of any nature and who has control of the payment of wages for such services or is the officer, agent, or employee of the person having control of the payment of wages.

(d) "Employment eligibility verification form I-9" means the form developed by the United States citizenship and immigration services in the department of homeland security pursuant to 8 U.S.C. sec. 1324a (b).

(e) "Unauthorized alien" has the same meaning as set forth in 8 U.S.C. sec. 1324a (h)(3).

(2) (a) (I) As part of its quarterly electronic publication distributed to employers, the department shall, at a minimum, notify every employer of the federal law against hiring or continuing to employ an unauthorized alien and of the availability of the optional electronic verification program to verify the work eligibility status of new employees.

(II) (A) In notifying employers of the e-verify program pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a), the department shall include language similar to the following:

As with all current employee verification programs, the e-verify program is not one hundred percent accurate, and an employee has recourse available if the employee is legally documented to work in the United States but the employer receives a final notice of nonconfirmation of work eligibility regarding the employee through the e-verify program.

(B) Additionally, the department shall provide employers information about when, during the hiring process, an employer may lawfully use the e-verify program, specifying that the e-verify program can only be used after an employee is hired and cannot be used to verify the work eligibility status of existing employees. The notice shall also restate the requirements of section 24-34-402, C.R.S., which prohibits employers from engaging in discriminatory or unfair employment practices.

(III) Immediately following the notice required by subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a), the department shall include in the quarterly electronic publication a link to the portion of the department's website where an employer can access additional information about the federal law, the e-verify program and the requirements for participation in the e-verify program, and the following statement, in bold-faced type in a conspicuous location:

It is unlawful for an employer to:

Hire, recruit, or refer for a fee, for employment in the United States, an alien, knowing the alien is an unauthorized alien;

Hire, recruit, or refer for a fee, for employment in the United States, an individual without verifying the employment eligibility status of the individual through completion of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9, or its successor form;

Continue to employ an alien in the United States, knowing that the alien is or has become an unauthorized alien; or

While using the e-verify program, refuse to hire, discharge, promote, or demote a person, harass a person during the course of employment, or discriminate against a person in matters of compensation, on the basis of the person's disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, national origin, or ancestry, pursuant to section 24-34-402, C.R.S.

For more specific information regarding the e-verify program and its requirements and use, employers should consult 8 U.S.C. sec. 1324a.

(IV) The department shall include the notice and website link required by this paragraph (a) in each quarterly electronic publication distributed to employers on and after August 5, 2008.

(b) The department shall permanently post on its website the statement and information described in subparagraph (III) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), as well as a link to the e-verify website available through the internet portal for the United States citizenship and immigration services, or its successor agency.
C.R.S. § 8-43-306 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 3 / Section 8-43-306
8-43-306. Collection of fines, penalties, and overpayments
Status: in_force

8-43-306. Collection of fines, penalties, and overpayments. (1) A certified copy of any final order of the director or an administrative law judge ordering the payment of any penalty or repayment of overpayments pursuant to articles 40 to 47 of this title may be filed with the clerk of the district court of any county in this state at any time after the period of time provided by articles 40 to 47 of this title for appeal or seeking review of the order has passed without appeal or review being sought or, if appeal or review is sought, after the order has been finally affirmed and all appellate remedies and all opportunities for review have been exhausted. The party filing the order shall at the same time file a certificate to the effect that the time for appeal or review has passed without appeal or review being undertaken or that the order has been finally affirmed with all appellate remedies and all opportunities for review having been exhausted. The clerk of the district court shall record the order and the filing party's certificate in the judgment book of said court and entry thereof made in the judgment docket, and it shall thenceforth have all the effect of a judgment of the district court, and execution may issue thereon out of said court as in other cases. Any such order may be filed by and in the name of the director or by and in the name of the party in the worker's compensation action who was injured by the violation of any provision of articles 40 to 47 of this title or who was found to be entitled to repayment of overpayments under said articles.

(2) All penalties, when collected, are payable to the division and transmitted through the state treasurer for credit to the Colorado uninsured employer fund created in section 8-67-105.
C.R.S. § 8-84-203 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 84 / Part 2 / Section 8-84-203
8-84-203. Priority for persons who are blind - licensing
Status: in_force

8-84-203. Priority for persons who are blind - licensing. The department shall issue licenses to persons who are blind and who are qualified to operate vending facilities, in accordance with the criteria used for the licensing of operators of vending facilities on federal property pursuant to section 8-84-107 and the federal "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act", as amended. In addition, the department may issue licenses to persons who are blind and who are qualified to own, operate, or own and operate a business other than a vending facility. In authorizing vending facilities or other businesses on state property, the department shall give priority to persons who are blind and who are licensed by the department in order to enlarge the economic opportunities of persons who are blind by providing remunerative employment and to stimulate persons who are blind to greater efforts in striving to make themselves self-supporting.
C.R.S. § 8-4-116 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 4 / Section 8-4-116
8-4-116. Issuance of certificate of registration
Status: in_force

8-4-116. Issuance of certificate of registration. (1) The director, after appropriate investigation, shall issue a certificate of registration to any person who:

(a) Has executed and filed with the director a written application subscribed and sworn to by the applicant containing such information concerning his or her conduct and method of operation as a field labor contractor as the director may require in order to effectively carry out the provisions of this article;

(b) Has consented to designation of the director as the agent available to accept service of process for any action against such field labor contractor at any and all times when such field labor contractor has departed from the jurisdiction of this state or has become unavailable to accept service;

(c) Has demonstrated evidence to the director that he or she has satisfied the insurance requirements of articles 40 to 47 of this title.

(2) Upon notice and hearing in accordance with rules prescribed by the director, the director may refuse to issue and may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a certificate of registration of any field labor contractor if the director finds that such field labor contractor:

(a) Knowingly has made any misrepresentation or false statement in his or her application for a certificate of registration or any renewal thereof;

(b) Knowingly has given false or misleading information to any migratory laborer concerning the terms, conditions, or existence of agricultural employment;

(c) Has failed, without justification, to perform agreements entered into or to comply with arrangements made with farm operators;

(d) Has failed, without justification, to comply with the terms of any working arrangements he or she has made with migratory laborers;

(e) Has permitted his or her insurance maintained pursuant to the requirements of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section to terminate, lapse, or otherwise become inoperative;

(f) Is not in fact the real party in interest in any such application or certificate of registration and that the real party in interest is a person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation which previously has been denied a certificate of registration; has had a certificate of registration suspended or revoked; or which does not presently qualify for a certificate of registration.
C.R.S. § 8-76-109 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 76 / Section 8-76-109
8-76-109. Payments in lieu of premiums by state hospitals and state institutions of higher
Status: in_force

8-76-109. Payments in lieu of premiums by state hospitals and state institutions of higher education. State hospitals and state institutions of higher education as defined in section 8-70-103 (14) and (15) may elect to make reimbursements in lieu of premiums as provided for nonprofit organizations in section 8-76-110 (1) to (3) and (5).
C.R.S. § 8-84-208 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 84 / Part 2 / Section 8-84-208
8-84-208. Business enterprise program cash fund - creation
Status: in_force

8-84-208. Business enterprise program cash fund - creation. There is hereby created in the state treasury the business enterprise program cash fund, referred to in this article as the "fund", which consists of moneys accruing to the department from assessments against the net proceeds of each vending facility operator consistent with this part 2, any income from vending machines on federal or state property that accrues to the department, and any federal moneys that may become available. Any moneys currently attributed to the business enterprise program and any reserves shall be transferred to this fund for future use consistent with this part 2. The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the administration of this part 2. The state treasurer may invest any moneys in the fund not expended for the purposes of this part 2 as provided in sections 24-36-109, 24-36-112, and 24-36-113, C.R.S. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
C.R.S. § 8-20-804 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 8 / Section 8-20-804
8-20-804. When deemed adulterated
Status: in_force

8-20-804. When deemed adulterated. (1) An antifreeze shall be deemed to be adulterated:

(a) If it consists in whole or in part of any substances which will render it injurious to the cooling system of an internal combustion engine or will make the operation of any internal combustion engine dangerous to the user; or

(b) If its strength, quality, or purity falls below the standard of strength, quality, or purity under which it is sold.
C.R.S. § 8-15.7-302 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 15.7 / Part 3 / Section 8-15.7-302
8-15.7-302. Scale-up grant program - creation - application process - data
Status: in_force

8-15.7-302. Scale-up grant program - creation - application process - data. (1) On or before January 1, 2025, the department shall establish the scale-up grant program to establish new registered apprenticeship programs or expand existing programs in Colorado.

(2) The department shall:

(a) Create an application process through which it selects grant recipients to participate in the grant program, with the goal of accelerating new apprenticeship program growth, diversifying participants in apprenticeship programs, and diversifying the geographic distribution of apprenticeship programs, especially in high-priority, high-demand industries, while ensuring quality standards;

(b) Select grant recipients that are employers or sponsors that:

(I) Plan to develop and register a new registered apprenticeship program; or

(II) Currently offer a registered apprenticeship program and plan to expand it;

(c) Outline performance expectations for grant recipients participating in the grant program, including maintaining accurate and timely data in the federal registered apprenticeship partners information database system, or a successor database; and

(d) Collect data concerning the grant program, including:

(I) The number of employers benefiting from the grant program;

(II) The number of apprentices benefiting from the grant program;

(III) The wages for apprentices benefiting from the grant program;

(IV) The demographics of the apprentices served by the grant recipients; and

(V) Any other information deemed appropriate by the department.
C.R.S. § 8-80-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 80 / Section 8-80-102
8-80-102. Limitation of fees
Status: in_force

8-80-102. Limitation of fees. No individual claiming benefits shall be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under articles 70 to 82 of this title 8 by the division or its representatives or by any court or any officer thereof; except that any party appealing the decision of a referee shall be assessed the actual costs of preparing a transcript according to rules promulgated by the director of the division except if the appellant is successful the cost of preparing the transcript will be refunded. Any person who violates this provision commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Any individual claiming benefits in any proceeding before the division or a court may be represented by counsel. Unless approved by the division, no lien shall be allowed or suit brought for attorney fees, contingent or otherwise, for services rendered for the collection of any individual's claim for benefits.
C.R.S. § 8-5-103 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 8-5-103
8-5-103. Enforcement - rules - complaints
Status: in_force

8-5-103. Enforcement - rules - complaints. (1) (a) The director shall:

(I) Create and administer a process to accept complaints and provide legal resources concerning alleged violations of section 8-5-102, and shall promulgate rules as necessary for this purpose;

(II) On or before July 1, 2024, create and administer a process to mediate complaints regarding alleged violations of section 8-5-102 and promulgate rules as necessary for this purpose;

(III) Investigate complaints or other leads concerning employer violations of section 8-5-102, except if the complaint concerns the state of Colorado as the employer, that, in the director's good faith discretion and judgment, warrant investigation;

(IV) Upon finding of a violation of section 8-5-102, order compliance and relief as authorized by this part 1; and

(V) Promulgate rules to enforce this article 5.

(b) For the purpose of investigating a violation of this part 1, the director may apply the information-gathering provisions of article 1 of this title 8 to an employer, employee, or other person.

(c) The process created and administered by the director, including the rules for the investigation of alleged complaints for violations of section 8-5-102 and any fines levied or corrective action taken by the director, does not affect or prevent the right of an aggrieved person from commencing a civil action pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(2) A person aggrieved by a violation of section 8-5-102 may commence a civil action in district court no later than two years after the violation occurs. A violation of section 8-5-102 (1) occurs on each occasion that a person is affected by wage discrimination, including each occasion that a discriminatory wage rate is paid.

(3) A person aggrieved by a violation of section 8-5-102 may obtain relief for back pay for the entire time the violation continues, not to exceed six years.

(4) If a civil action is commenced under this section, any party to the civil action may demand a trial by jury.

(5) Nothing in this section prevents an aggrieved person from filing a charge with the Colorado civil rights division pursuant to section 24-34-306.
C.R.S. § 8-1-118 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-118
8-1-118. Rules of evidence - procedure
Status: in_force

8-1-118. Rules of evidence - procedure. The director, or persons designated by him, shall not be bound by the usual common law or statutory rules of evidence or by any technical or formal rules of procedure, other than as provided in this article or by the rules of the division, but he may make such investigations in such manner as in his judgment are best calculated to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties and to carry out justly the spirit of this article.
C.R.S. § 8-47-111 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 47 / Part 1 / Section 8-47-111
8-47-111. Division efforts to ensure employer compliance with workers' compensation covera
Status: in_force

8-47-111. Division efforts to ensure employer compliance with workers' compensation coverage requirements - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that it is in the best interests of the public to assure that all employers who fall under the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title have in effect current policies of insurance or self-insurance for workers' compensation liability.

(2) In order to implement the declaration in subsection (1) of this section, the division shall develop a procedure for verifying whether or not all employers doing business in the state of Colorado comply with the requirements of article 44 of this title. This procedure must include cross-referencing employer records of the division of unemployment insurance and the division of workers' compensation. Upon identifying employers that are not in compliance with article 44 of this title, the division, with the assistance and cooperation of the attorney general, shall use all available means under articles 40 to 47 of this title to ensure compliance. Every insurance carrier authorized to transact business in this state, including Pinnacol Assurance, which insures employers against liability for compensation under the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title, shall furnish the division, upon request, all information required by it to accomplish the purposes of this section.
C.R.S. § 8-9-106 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 9 / Section 8-9-106
8-9-106. Deductions for union dues
Status: in_force

8-9-106. Deductions for union dues. Nothing in this article shall prevent or prohibit the use of the check-off between employers or employees in the custom or practice of the deduction of union dues by an employer for his employees where such an arrangement has been entered into between the parties.
C.R.S. § 8-1-121 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-121
8-1-121. Contempt - punishment - fees
Status: in_force

8-1-121. Contempt - punishment - fees. (1) In case of failure or refusal of any person to comply with an order of the director or subpoena issued by him or his agents, or refusal of a witness to testify to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, or refusal to permit an inspection as provided in this article, the judge of the district court for the county in which the person resides or of the county in which said person has been ordered to appear and testify before said director, on application of the director or any person appointed by him, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such district court or on a refusal to testify therein.

(2) Any person serving a subpoena or order shall receive the same fees as a sheriff for like service. Such subpoena or order may be served by any officer duly authorized to subpoena witnesses, or by any person designated by the director for such purpose, and proof of the serving of such subpoena or order shall be by the return of such person or officer endorsed thereon or attached thereto. Each witness who appears in answer to a subpoena before the director or his agent, if so ordered by the director, shall receive for his attendance the fees and mileage provided for in civil cases in the district court in the county where such witness attends which shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the division are paid.

(3) No witness subpoenaed at the instance of a party other than the director or his agent shall be entitled to compensation unless the director in his discretion shall so order.
C.R.S. § 8-71-106 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 8-71-106
8-71-106. State employment service
Status: repealed

8-71-106. State employment service. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-70-140.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 70 / Section 8-70-140.5
8-70-140.5. Employment does not include - drivers of taxis or limousines
Status: in_force

8-70-140.5. Employment does not include - drivers of taxis or limousines. (1) "Employment" does not include services performed by an individual who is working as a driver under a lease or contract with a taxi or limousine motor common carrier that holds a certificate pursuant to article 10.1 of title 40, C.R.S. Any such lease or contract may contain the following provisions:

(a) That the driver may either lease or contract for a motor vehicle owned by such carrier or may own the motor vehicle driven and lease it to the carrier, which may then re-lease such motor vehicle to the driver;

(b) That the driver shall be instructed in the method of the carrier's operation, that the driver is familiar with federal, state, and municipal statutes, ordinances, and regulations, and that the carrier shall enforce compliance by the driver with such federal, state, and municipal statutes, ordinances, and regulations;

(c) That certain enumerated transportation services shall be accomplished personally by the driver;

(d) That certain characteristics on the body of the vehicle being used, including color and requirements for any written displays, are required for the sake of uniformity;

(e) That certain periodic driver safety training is required;

(f) That the common carrier has certain control over any assistant working with the driver for purposes of enforcement of and compliance with federal, state, and municipal statutes, ordinances, and regulations;

(g) That a specific number of hours is allotted in the form of shifts in which the driver shall complete a particular shipment of goods for the purpose of meeting the transportation equipment needs of drivers and the transportation needs of the public;

(h) That certain procedures for radio telecommunication between drivers and the carrier are mandated;

(i) That the driver shall work only for the carrier with whom such driver has contracted while such driver is operating the motor vehicle;

(j) That the driver is prohibited from advertising any services offered while driving for the carrier;

(k) That the carrier shall pay the driver's fees when the carrier accepts charge vouchers from the driver for services rendered to customers by such driver;

(l) That such lease or contract may be terminated by any party to such lease or contract; except that the driver may be required to complete an accepted trip; and

(m) That no length be specified for the term of such lease or contract.

(2) Leases or contracts containing the provisions specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (h), and (i) of subsection (1) of this section shall be prima facie evidence that an independent contractor relationship exists between the parties to such lease or contract. This presumption may be overcome by clear and convincing evidence of an employment relationship between the parties to such lease or contract considering only factors not in the lease. Leases or contracts containing other optional provisions specified in subsection (1) of this section shall not change the characterization of the relationship between the driver and the carrier pursuant to such lease or contract.
C.R.S. § 8-3.7-201 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 3.7 / Part 2 / Section 8-3.7-201
8-3.7-201. Definitions
Status: in_force

8-3.7-201. Definitions. (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 the department of labor and employment created in section 24-1-121.

(c) "Fund" means the statewide welcome, reception, and integration cash fund created in section 8-3.7-205.

(d) "Grant program" means the statewide welcome, reception, and integration grant program created in section 8-3.7-202.

(e) "Grant recipient" means a community-based organization that is selected to receive a grant pursuant to section 8-3.7-202.

(f) "Migrant" means an individual who has arrived in the United States within the past year and does not qualify for federal support services or refugee resettlement assistance benefits.
C.R.S. § 8-70-142 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 70 / Section 8-70-142
8-70-142. Wages - remuneration not included as wages
Status: in_force

8-70-142. Wages - remuneration not included as wages. (1) "Wages" does not include:

(a) The amount of any payment (including any amount paid by an employer for insurance or annuities, or into a fund, to provide for any such payment) made to, or on behalf of, an employee or any of his dependents by an employer under a plan or system established by an employer which makes provision for his employees generally, or for his employees generally and their dependents, or for any class or classes of his employees and their dependents, on account of:

(I) Sickness or accident disability, but, in the case of payments made to an employee or any of his dependents, this paragraph (a) shall exclude from the term "wages" only payments which are received under the workers' compensation law; or

(II) Medical or hospitalization expenses in connection with sickness or accident disability; or

(III) Death;

(b) Any payment on account of sickness or accident disability, or medical or hospitalization expenses in connection with sickness or accident disability, made by an employer to or on behalf of an employee after the expiration of six calendar months following the last calendar month in which the employee worked for such employer;

(c) Any payment made to or on behalf of an employee or his beneficiary:

(I) From or to a trust described in 26 U.S.C. sec. 401 (a) which is exempt from tax under 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (a) at the time of such payment unless such payment is made to an employee of the trust as remuneration for services rendered as such employee and not as a beneficiary of the trust; or

(II) Under or to a bond purchase plan which, at the time of such payment, is a qualified bond purchase plan described in 26 U.S.C. sec. 405 (a); or

(III) Under a simplified employee pension if, at the time of payment, it is reasonable to believe that the employee will be entitled to a deduction for such payment under 26 U.S.C. sec. 219 (b)(2); or

(IV) Under or to an annuity contract described in 26 U.S.C. sec. 403 (b), other than a payment for the purchase of such contract which is made by reason of a salary reduction agreement (whether evidenced by a written instrument or otherwise); or

(V) Under or to an exempt governmental deferred compensation plan, as defined in 26 U.S.C. sec. 3121 (v)(3); or

(VI) To supplement pension benefits under a plan or trust described in any of the provisions of this subsection (1) which are designed to take into account all or some portion of the increase in the cost of living, as determined by the United States secretary of labor, since retirement but only if such supplemental payments are under a plan which is treated as a welfare plan under section 3 (2)(B)(ii) of the federal "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974", as amended; or

(VII) Under or to an annuity plan which, at the time of such payment, is a plan described in 26 U.S.C. sec. 403 (a); or

(VIII) Under a cafeteria plan (within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. sec. 125);

(d) The payment by an employer, without deduction from the remuneration of the employee, of the tax imposed upon an employee under 26 U.S.C. sec. 3101 or any payment required from any employee under articles 70 to 82 of this title if the remuneration is paid to the employee for domestic service in a private home or for agricultural labor;

(e) Remuneration paid to or on behalf of an employee if and to the extent that, at the time of the payment of such remuneration, it is reasonable to believe that a corresponding deduction is allowable under 26 U.S.C. sec. 217;

(f) Any payment or series of payments, except for any payment or series of payments which would have been paid if the employee's employment relationship had not been terminated, by an employer to an employee or any of his dependents which is paid:

(I) Upon or after the termination of an employee's employment relationship because of death or retirement for disability; and

(II) Under a plan established by the employer which makes provision for his employees generally or any class or classes of employees and their dependents;

(g) Remuneration for agricultural labor paid in any medium other than cash;

(h) Any contribution, payment, or service provided by an employer which may be excluded from the gross income of an employee, his spouse, or his dependents under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. sec. 120 (relating to amounts received under qualified group legal services plans);

(i) Any payment made or benefit furnished to or for the benefit of an employee if, at the time of such payment or such furnishing, it is reasonable to believe that the employee will be able to exclude such payment or benefit from income under 26 U.S.C. sec. 127 or 129;

(j) The value of any meals or lodging furnished by or on behalf of the employer if, at the time of such furnishing, it is reasonable to believe that the employee will be able to exclude such items from income under 26 U.S.C. sec. 119;

(k) Remuneration for service not in the course of the employer's trade or business paid to an employee in any medium other than cash;

(l) Any payment made by an employer to the survivors or the estate of a former employee after the calendar year in which such employee died;

(m) (I) Remuneration for duty in a branch of the United States military reserve or in the National Guard if such duty is served during a period of time that does not exceed seventy-two hours in duration from start of service to end of service during any one-month period;

(II) Remuneration for required annual training as part of duty pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (m), for a period of time of approximately two weeks;

(n) Any payment made to or on behalf of an employee or such employee's beneficiary under an arrangement to which section 26 U.S.C. sec. 408 (p) applies, other than any elective contributions under section 26 U.S.C. sec. 408 (p)(2)(A)(I);

(o) Any payment made to or for the benefit of an employee if, at the time of such payment, it is reasonable to believe that the employee will be able to exclude such payment from income pursuant to section 26 U.S.C. sec. 106 (b);

(p) The amount of any payment, including any amount paid by an employer into a fund to provide for any such payment, made to or on behalf of an employee under a plan or system established by an employer that makes provision for his or her employees generally, or for classes of his or her employees, for the purpose of supplementing unemployment benefits; except that this paragraph (p) shall not apply if the employee has the option to receive a lump-sum payment instead of periodically distributed, supplemental unemployment benefits.
C.R.S. § 8-43-307 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 3 / Section 8-43-307
8-43-307. Appeals to court of appeals
Status: in_force

8-43-307. Appeals to court of appeals. (1) The final order of the panel constitutes the final order of the division. If a person in interest, including Pinnacol Assurance, is dissatisfied with any final order of the division that determines compensability of a claim or liability of any party, that requires any party to pay a penalty or benefits, or that denies a claimant any benefit or penalty, the person may commence an action in the court of appeals against the industrial claim appeals office as defendant to modify or vacate the order on the grounds set forth in section 8-43-308.

(2) All such actions shall have precedence over any civil cause of a different nature pending in such court, and the court of appeals shall always be deemed open for the trial thereof, and such actions shall be tried and determined by the court of appeals in the manner provided for other civil actions.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 235, § 3, effective April 17, 1995.)

(4) In any case before the court of appeals pursuant to this section, the court may apply the sanctions of rule 38 of the Colorado appellate rules if the court finds such application to be appropriate.
C.R.S. § 8-44-204 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 44 / Part 2 / Section 8-44-204
8-44-204. Public entities - self-insurance authorized for workers' compensation - pooled i
Status: in_force

8-44-204. Public entities - self-insurance authorized for workers' compensation - pooled insurance - definition. (1) "Public entity", as used in this section, means and includes any county, municipality, school district, and any other type of district or authority organized pursuant to law.

(2) A public entity may, after receiving permission pursuant to section 8-44-101 (1)(c), act as its own insurance carrier for compensation and benefits. Any public entity other than a school district may establish and maintain an insurance reserve fund for self-insurance purposes and may include in the annual tax levy of the public entity such amounts as are determined by its governing body to be necessary for the uses and purposes of the insurance reserve fund, subject to the limitations imposed by section 29-1-301, C.R.S. School districts may establish and maintain an insurance reserve fund in accordance with the provisions of section 22-45-103 (1)(e), C.R.S., using moneys allocated thereto pursuant to the provisions of section 22-54-105 (2), C.R.S. In the event that a public entity has no annual tax levy, it may appropriate from any unexpended balance in the general fund such amounts as the governing body shall deem necessary for the purposes and uses of the insurance reserve fund.

(3) Public entities may cooperate with one another to form a self-insurance pool to provide the insurance coverage required by this article for the cooperating public entities. Any such insurance pool shall be formed pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S. The provisions of articles 10.5 and 47 of title 11, C.R.S., shall apply to moneys of such self-insurance pool.

(4) Any self-insurance pool authorized by subsection (3) of this section shall not be construed to be an insurance company nor otherwise subject to the laws of this state regulating insurance or insurance companies; except that the pool shall comply with the applicable provisions of sections 10-1-203 and 10-1-204 (1) to (5).

(5) Prior to the formation of a self-insurance pool, there shall be submitted to the commissioner of insurance a complete written proposal of the pool's operation, including, but not limited to, the administration, claims adjusting, membership, plan for reinsurance, and capitalization of the pool. The commissioner shall review the proposal within thirty days after receipt to assure that proper insurance techniques and procedures are included in the proposal. After such review, the commissioner shall have the right to approve or disapprove the proposal. If the commissioner approves the proposal, the commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority. The costs of such review shall be paid by the public entities desiring to form such a pool.

(6) Each self-insurance pool for public entities created in this state shall file, with the commissioner of insurance on or before March 30 of each year, a written report in a form prescribed by the commissioner, signed and verified by its chief executive officer as to its condition.

(7) The commissioner of insurance, or any person authorized by the commissioner of insurance, shall conduct an insurance examination at least once a year to determine that proper underwriting techniques and sound funding, loss reserves, and claims procedures are being followed. This examination shall be paid for by the self-insurance pool out of its funds at the same rate as provided for foreign insurance companies under section 10-1-204 (9), C.R.S.

(8) (a) The certificate of authority issued to a public entity under this section may be revoked or suspended by the commissioner of insurance for any of the following reasons:

(I) Insolvency or impairment;

(II) Refusal or failure to submit an annual report as required by subsection (6) of this section;

(III) Failure to comply with the provisions of its own ordinances, resolutions, contracts, or other conditions relating to the self-insurance pool;

(IV) Failure to submit to examination or any legal obligation relative thereto;

(V) Refusal to pay the cost of examination as required by subsection (7) of this section;

(VI) Use of methods which, although not otherwise specifically proscribed by law, nevertheless render the operation of the self-insurance pool hazardous, or its condition unsound, to the public;

(VII) Failure to otherwise comply with the law of this state, if such failure renders the operation of the self-insurance pool hazardous to the public.

(b) If the commissioner of insurance finds upon examination, hearing, or other evidence that any participating public entity has committed any of the acts specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (8) or any act otherwise prohibited in this section, the commissioner may suspend or revoke such certificate of authority if the commissioner deems it in the best interest of the public. Notice of any revocation shall be published in one or more daily newspapers in Denver which have a general state circulation. Before suspending or revoking any certificate of authority of a public entity, the commissioner shall grant the public entity fifteen days in which to show cause why such action should not be taken.

(9) (a) Any self-insurance pool organized pursuant to this section may invest in securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S., and may also invest in membership claim deductibles and in any other security or other investment authorized for such pools by the commissioner of insurance.

(b) Any public entity which is a member of a self-insurance pool which is organized pursuant to this section or any instrumentality formed by two or more of such members may invest in subordinated debentures issued by such self-insurance pool.

(10) In addition to workers' compensation coverage pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, a self-insurance pool authorized by subsection (3) of this section may provide property coverage pursuant to section 29-13-102, C.R.S., and liability coverage pursuant to section 24-10-115.5, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 8-43-318 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 3 / Section 8-43-318
8-43-318. Remand of case or order - time limit for further proceedings consistent with rul
Status: in_force

8-43-318. Remand of case or order - time limit for further proceedings consistent with ruling on appeal. If a case or order is appealed to the panel, the court of appeals, or the supreme court, and the case or order is remanded with directions, the director, administrative law judge, or panel, as the case may be, shall issue an order consistent with those directions within thirty days from receipt of the remand. The remanding tribunal has continuing jurisdiction to enforce the remand order.
C.R.S. § 8-83-803 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 8 / Section 8-83-803
8-83-803. Rules
Status: in_force

8-83-803. Rules. The department may promulgate rules as necessary to implement this part 8.
C.R.S. § 8-72-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 72 / Section 8-72-108
8-72-108. Oaths - witnesses - subpoenas
Status: in_force

8-72-108. Oaths - witnesses - subpoenas. (1) In the discharge of the duties imposed by articles 70 to 82 of this title, the division or its duly authorized representative shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify to official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records deemed necessary as evidence in connection with a disputed claim or the administration of articles 70 to 82 of this title.

(2) In case of contempt or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, any court of this state within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which said person guilty of contempt or refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the division or its duly authorized representative, shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring him or her to appear before the division or its duly authorized representative to produce evidence if so ordered or give testimony touching the matter under investigation or in question. Any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by said court as a contempt thereof. Any person who, without just cause, fails or refuses to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry, or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records, if it is in his or her power so to do in obedience to a subpoena of the division or its duly authorized representative commits a petty offense. Each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

(3) No person may be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records before the division or its duly authorized representative or in obedience to the subpoena of the division or its duly authorized representative in any cause or proceeding before the division or its duly authorized representative on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise; except that such individual so testifying is not exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury in the first degree committed in so testifying.
C.R.S. § 8-20-219 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-219
8-20-219. Equipment - disguise unlawful
Status: in_force

8-20-219. Equipment - disguise unlawful. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to disguise or camouflage his equipment, by imitating the design, symbol, or trade name of the equipment under which recognized brands of liquid fuels, lubricating oils, and similar products are generally marketed.
C.R.S. § 8-15.7-306 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 15.7 / Part 3 / Section 8-15.7-306
8-15.7-306. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

8-15.7-306. Repeal of part. This part 3 is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
C.R.S. § 8-83-601 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 6 / Section 8-83-601
8-83-601. Definitions
Status: in_force

8-83-601. Definitions. As used in this part 6:

(1) "Commission" means the business experiential-learning commission in the department created by executive order B 2015 004, which works in partnership with the office of economic development and the work force development council, or a subsequent entity established for the same or similar purpose.

(2) "Digital equity" means the condition in which individuals and communities have access to the information technology that is needed for full participation in society and the economy of the United States.

(3) (a) "Digital inclusion" means the activities that are necessary to ensure that all individuals in the state have access to, and the use of, affordable information and communication technologies, such as:

(I) Reliable fixed and wireless broadband internet service;

(II) Internet-enabled devices that meet the needs of the user; and

(III) Applications and online content designed to enable and encourage self-sufficiency, participation, and collaboration.

(b) "Digital inclusion" includes the ability to obtain:

(I) Access to digital literacy training;

(II) Quality technical support; and

(III) Basic awareness of measures to ensure online privacy and cybersecurity.

(4) "Digital literacy" means the skills associated with using technology that enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, disseminate, and communicate information.

(4.5) "Externship program" means the statewide teacher externship program created in section 8-83-602.5.

(5) "Incentive program" means the work-based learning incentive program created in section 8-83-602.

(5.5) "K-12 teacher" or "teacher in a K-12 classroom" means a teacher teaching in a public school in the state.

(5.7) "Local education provider" means a school district, a board of cooperative services that operates a school, a district charter school, or an institute charter school.

(6) "Next-skilling" means activities to develop future-ready skills necessary for employment in the twenty-first century and includes the focus areas of human skills, digital skills, business skills, growth mindset, and a lifelong learning mindset.

(7) "Office" means the office of future of work created in section 8-15.8-103.

(8) "Office of economic development" means the Colorado office of economic development created in section 24-48.5-101.

(9) "Office of new Americans" means the office created in section 8-3.7-103.

(10) "Program" means the statewide digital navigator program created in section 8-83-603.

(10.5) "Public school" means a school in the state that enrolls students in any of grades kindergarten through twelfth grade, including a traditional public school of a school district, as described in section 22-1-101 (1); a charter school, as defined in section 22-30.5-103 (2); or an institute charter school, as defined in section 22-30.5-502 (6).

(11) (a) "Reskilling" means activities to:

(I) Support unemployed and underemployed individuals who need or want to change industries in order to return to full-time work or who need or want to obtain more appropriate work-based skills; and

(II) Help unemployed and underemployed individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency.

(b) "Reskilling" may include technical training for new positions and new careers and entrepreneurial training for individuals who wish to pursue self-employment and business ownership.

(12) "Skills-based hiring" means hiring a person based on the person's knowledge, skills, and abilities that are specific to the job for which the person is being considered.

(12.5) "STEM" means the combination of the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

(13) "Target populations" includes:

(a) Any household with an income that is not more than one hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level, as determined by the most current federal poverty guidelines issued by the United States department of health and human services;

(b) Individuals who are fifty years of age or older;

(c) Individuals who are or were incarcerated;

(d) Veterans;

(e) Individuals with disabilities;

(f) Individuals who have recently immigrated to the United States and reside in this state;

(g) Individuals who are English language learners;

(h) Individuals with low levels of literacy;

(i) Individuals who primarily reside in rural areas;

(j) Individuals experiencing homelessness; and

(k) Youth.

(l4) "Upskilling" means activities to increase the skill levels of an employee so the employee is able to retain employment and advance within a company.

(15) (a) "Work-based learning" means learning that occurs, in whole or in part, in the workplace that provides youth and adults, including teachers in K-12 classrooms, with hands-on, real-world experience and training for skills development.

(b) "Work-based learning" includes activities such as job shadowing, internships, externships, pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, residencies, and incumbent-worker training.

(c) "Work-based learning" also includes externships in STEM or STEM-related fields tailored to provide K-12 teachers with knowledge to improve classroom curriculum.

(16) "Work-based learning intermediary" means an entity selected by the department pursuant to section 8-83-602 (3).

(17) "Work force development council" means the state work force development council created in section 24-46.3-101.

(18) "Youth" means an individual eligible to be educated in the public school system pursuant to section 2 of article IX of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 8-43-217 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 2 / Section 8-43-217
8-43-217. Claims management - legislative declaration
Status: in_force

8-43-217. Claims management - legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that active management of workers' compensation claims should be practiced in order to expedite and simplify the processing of claims, reduce litigation, and better serve the public.
C.R.S. § 8-1-122 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-122
8-1-122. Inquiries - scope - report
Status: in_force

8-1-122. Inquiries - scope - report. (1) The director shall inquire into the general condition of labor in the principal industries in the state of Colorado and especially in those which are carried on in corporate forms; into existing relations between employers and employees; into the effect of industrial conditions on public welfare and into the rights and powers of the community to deal therewith; into the conditions of sanitation and safety of employees and the provisions for protecting the life, limb, and health of the employees; into relations existing between lessees of state lands and the state as to production and royalties or rentals paid and the relations between said lessees and their employees with respect to wages paid and conditions of labor; into the growth of associations of employers and wage earners and the effect of such associations upon the relations between employers and employees; into the extent and results of methods of collective bargaining; into any methods which have been tried in any state or in foreign countries for maintaining mutually satisfactory relations between employees and employers; into methods of avoiding or adjusting labor disputes through peaceable and conciliatory mediation and negotiations; and into the scope, methods, and resources of existing bureaus of labor and possible ways of increasing their efficiency and usefulness.

(2) The director shall seek to discover the underlying causes of dissatisfaction in the industrial situation, take all necessary means and methods within the powers of such director as provided by law, to alleviate the same, and report such remedial legislation as in the judgment of the director may be advisable, with his recommendations thereon. Such report shall accompany the annual report required in section 8-1-107 (2)(j).
C.R.S. § 8-1-141 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-141
8-1-141. Each day separate offense
Status: in_force

8-1-141. Each day separate offense. Every day during which any employer or officer or agent thereof or any employee fails to comply with any lawful order of the director or to perform any duty imposed by this article constitutes a separate and distinct violation thereof.
C.R.S. § 8-45-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 45 / Section 8-45-108
8-45-108. Intentional misrepresentation by employer
Status: repealed

8-45-108. Intentional misrepresentation by employer. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-4-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 4 / Section 8-4-108
8-4-108. Payment in the event of strike
Status: in_force

8-4-108. Payment in the event of strike. (1) In the event of a strike, every employee who is discharged shall be paid at the place of discharge, and every employee who quits or resigns shall be paid at the office or agency of the employer in the county or city and county where such employee has been performing the labor or service for the employer. All payments of money or compensation shall be made in the manner provided by law.

(2) In the event of any strike, the unpaid wages or compensation earned by such striking employee shall become due and payable on the employer's next regular payday, and the payment or settlement shall include all amounts due such striking employee without abatement or reduction. The employer shall return to each striking employee, upon request, any deposit or money or other guaranty required by the employer from the employee for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her employment.
C.R.S. § 8-43-316 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 3 / Section 8-43-316
8-43-316. Appearance by officer for closely held entity
Status: in_force

8-43-316. Appearance by officer for closely held entity. An officer of a closely held entity as defined in section 13-1-127 (1)(a) may appear on behalf of any such closely held entity, which has obtained coverage as required by articles 40 to 47 of this title 8 in proceedings authorized under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles 40 to 47 of this title 8, where the amount at issue does not exceed ten thousand dollars, except in proceedings before the industrial claim appeals office under this part 3, appeals to the court of appeals under section 8-43-307, and summary reviews by the supreme court under section 8-43-313.
C.R.S. § 8-15.5-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 15.5 / Section 8-15.5-102
8-15.5-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

8-15.5-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Department" means the department of labor and employment.

(2) "Displaced homemaker" means an individual who:

(a) Has worked in the home, providing unpaid household services for family members for a substantial number of years;

(b) Is not gainfully employed;

(c) Has had, or would have, difficulty finding employment; and

(d) (I) Has depended on the income of a family member and has lost that income; or

(II) Has depended on government assistance as the parent of dependent children, but who is no longer eligible for such assistance, or is supported, as the parent of minor children, by government assistance, but whose children are within two years of reaching the age of eighteen years.

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of labor and employment.
C.R.S. § 8-40-201 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 40 / Part 2 / Section 8-40-201
8-40-201. Definitions
Status: repealed

8-40-201. Definitions. 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 cause or, the cause, being known, an unprecedented consequence of it.

(2) "Accident", "injury", or "injuries" includes disability or death resulting from accident or occupational disease as defined in subsection (14) of this section.

(2.5) Repealed.

(3) "Board" means the board of directors of Pinnacol Assurance.

(3.4) "Chief executive officer" means the chief executive officer of Pinnacol Assurance.

(3.5) Repealed.

(3.6) "Claimant" means a person who either:

(a) Receives benefits under articles 40 to 47 of this title; or

(b) Has or asserts, in any administrative or judicial forum or in any communication with the director, the division, or an employer, insurer, or self-insured employer, a right to receive such benefits.

(4) "Division" means the division of workers' compensation in the department of labor and employment.

(5) "Director" means the director of the division of workers' compensation.

(6) "Employee" has the meaning set forth in section 8-40-202 and the scope of such term is set forth in section 8-40-301.

(7) "Employer" has the meaning set forth in section 8-40-203 and the scope of such term is set forth in section 8-40-302.

(8) "Employment" means any trade, occupation, job, position, or process of manufacture or any method of carrying on any trade, occupation, job, position, or process of manufacture in which any person may be engaged; except that it shall not include participation in a ridesharing arrangement, as defined in section 39-22-509 (1)(a)(II), C.R.S., and participation in such a ridesharing arrangement shall not affect the wages paid to or hours or conditions of employment of an employee; nor shall it include the employee's participation in a voluntary recreational activity or program, regardless of whether the employer promoted, sponsored, or supported the recreational activity or program.

(9) "Examiner" means one of the industrial claim appeals examiners appointed to the industrial claim appeals panel in the industrial claim appeals office.

(10) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of labor and employment.

(11) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1882, § 27, effective July 1, 2002.)

(11.5) "Maximum medical improvement" means a point in time when any medically determinable physical or mental impairment as a result of injury has become stable and when no further treatment is reasonably expected to improve the condition. The requirement for future medical maintenance which will not significantly improve the condition or the possibility of improvement or deterioration resulting from the passage of time shall not affect a finding of maximum medical improvement. The possibility of improvement or deterioration resulting from the passage of time alone shall not affect a finding of maximum medical improvement.

(12) "Mediation" means a process through which parties involved in a dispute concerning matters arising under articles 40 to 47 of this title meet with a mediator to discuss such matter or matters, defining and articulating the issues and their positions on such issues, with a goal of resolving such dispute or disputes.

(13) "Mediator" means an individual who is trained to assist disputants in reaching a mutually acceptable resolution of their disputes through the identification and evaluation of alternatives.

(13.5) Repealed.

(14) "Occupational disease" means a disease which results directly from the employment or the conditions under which work was performed, which can be seen to have followed as a natural incident of the work and as a result of the exposure occasioned by the nature of the employment, and which can be fairly traced to the employment as a proximate cause and which does not come from a hazard to which the worker would have been equally exposed outside of the employment.

(15) "Order" means and includes any decision, finding and award, direction, rule, regulation, or other determination arrived at by the director or an administrative law judge.

(15.5) (a) "Overpayment" means money received by a claimant that:

(I) Is the result of fraud;

(II) Is the result of an error due only to miscalculation, omission, or clerical error asserted in a new admission of liability filed within thirty days of the erroneous admission of liability;

(III) Is paid in error or inadvertently in excess of an admission or order that exists at the time that the benefits are paid to a claimant; or

(IV) Results in duplicate benefits because of offsets that reduce disability or death benefits payable under articles 40 to 47 of this title 8. Duplicate benefits include any wages earned by a claimant in the same or other employment while a claimant is also receiving temporary disability benefits.

(b) For an overpayment to result, it is not necessary that the overpayment exist at the time the claimant received disability or death benefits under articles 40 to 47 of this title 8.

(c) Nothing in this subsection (15.5):

(I) Prevents an insurance carrier or an employer from receiving a credit against permanent disability benefits for temporary disability benefits paid beyond the initial date of maximum medical improvement assigned by an authorized treating physician or the final date of maximum medical improvement established by any other means, whichever is later and to the extent that permanent disability benefits remain unpaid at the time of the filing of a final admission of liability; or

(II) Affects the power of the director or administrative law judges to determine overpayments and require repayment of overpayments pursuant to sections 8-42-113.5 and 8-43-207 (1)(q).

(16) "Panel" means the industrial claim appeals panel that conducts administrative appellate review pursuant to articles 40 to 47 of this title.

(16.5) (a) "Permanent total disability" means the employee is unable to earn any wages in the same or other employment. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (16.5), the burden of proof shall be on the employee to prove that the employee is unable to earn any wages in the same or other employment.

(b) Total loss of or total loss of use of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or any two thereof shall create a rebuttable presumption of permanent total disability. "Total loss of use" shall be a medical determination, based upon objective findings, made by an independent medical examiner who is a level II accredited physician in the appropriate field.

(17) "Place of employment" means every place whether indoors, outdoors, or underground and the premises, workplaces, works, and plants appertaining thereto or used in connection therewith where either temporarily or permanently any industry, trade, or business is carried on; or where any process or operation directly or indirectly relating to any industry, trade, or business is carried on; or where any person is directly or indirectly employed by another for direct or indirect gain or profit.

(18) "State" includes any state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any province of Canada.

(18.5) "Temporary help contracting firm" means any person who is in the business of employing individuals and, for compensation from a third party, providing those individuals to perform work for the third party, under the supervision of the third party.

(19) (a) "Wages" shall be construed to mean the money rate at which the services rendered are recompensed under the contract of hire in force at the time of the injury, either express or implied.

(b) The term "wages" includes the amount of the employee's cost of continuing the employer's group health insurance plan and, upon termination of the continuation, the employee's cost of conversion to a similar or lesser insurance plan, and gratuities reported to the federal internal revenue service by or for the worker for purposes of filing federal income tax returns and the reasonable value of board, rent, housing, and lodging received from the employer, the reasonable value of which shall be fixed and determined from the facts by the division in each particular case, but does not include any similar advantage or fringe benefit not specifically enumerated in this subsection (19). If, after the injury, the employer continues to pay any advantage or fringe benefit specifically enumerated in this subsection (19), including the cost of health insurance coverage or the cost of the conversion of health insurance coverage, that advantage or benefit shall not be included in the determination of the employee's wages so long as the employer continues to make payment. Medicaid and other indigent health-care programs are not health insurance plans for the purposes of this section.

(c) No per diem payment shall be considered wages under this subsection (19) unless it is also considered wages for federal income tax purposes.
C.R.S. § 8-20-220 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-220
8-20-220. Trade names - unlawful use
Status: in_force

8-20-220. Trade names - unlawful use. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to expose for sale, offer for sale, or sell, under any trademark or trade name in general use, any liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other like products, except those manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer or distributor marketing liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other like products, under such trademark or trade names, or to substitute, mix, or adulterate the liquid fuels, lubricating oils, or other similar products sold, offered for sale, or distributed under such trademark or trade name.
C.R.S. § 8-41-207 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 41 / Part 2 / Section 8-41-207
8-41-207. Death after two years
Status: in_force

8-41-207. Death after two years. 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 to radioactive materials, substances, or machines or to fissionable materials, or any type of malignancy caused thereby, or from poisoning by uranium or its compounds. In all other cases, such presumption may be rebutted by competent evidence.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-522 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 5 / Section 8-13.3-522
8-13.3-522. Local government employers' ability to decline participation in program - rules
Status: in_force

8-13.3-522. Local government employers' ability to decline participation in program - rules. (1) A local government may decline participation in the family and medical leave insurance program in the form and manner determined by the director by rule.

(2) An employee of a local government that has declined participation in the program in accordance with this section may elect coverage as specified in section 8-13.3-514.

(3) The director shall promulgate reasonable rules for the implementation of this section. At a minimum, the rules must include:

(a) The process by which a local government may decline participation in the program;

(b) The process by which a local government that has previously declined participation in the program may subsequently elect coverage in the program; and

(c) The notice that a local government is required to provide its employees regarding whether the local government is participating in the program, the ability of the employees of a local government that has declined participation to elect coverage pursuant to section 8-13.3-514, and any other necessary requirements.
C.R.S. § 8-83-216 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 2 / Section 8-83-216
8-83-216. Required and optional partners of work force boards
Status: repealed

8-83-216. Required and optional partners of work force boards. (1) Required partners. Each work force board, with the agreement of the local elected officials, is authorized to designate or certify partners outlined in the federal act for purposes of participating in the delivery of services for the one-stop system or work force development program in the local work force development area:

(a) Repealed.

(b) Adult education and literacy programs;

(c) Welfare-to-work programs;

(d) Programs under the federal "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act", 20 U.S.C. sec. 2301 et seq.;

(e) Community service block grants;

(f) Unemployment insurance;

(g) "Wagner-Peyser Act" services;

(h) Vocational rehabilitation programs;

(i) Programs under the federal "Older Americans Act of 1965";

(j) Programs under the federal "Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform and Extension Act of 1986";

(k) Programs under 38 U.S.C. sec. 4100 et seq., concerning local veterans' employment representatives and disabled veterans' outreach programs; and

(l) Employment and training programs administered by the federal department of housing and urban development.

(2) Repealed.

(3) Functions of required partners. All required one-stop partners shall perform the following functions:

(a) Make available to participants through the one-stop system the core services that are required of and applicable to the partner's programs;

(b) Serve as representatives on the work force board;

(c) Use a portion of moneys, personnel, and other available resources to create and maintain a one-stop system; except that, to the extent such use would violate federal law or lead to a loss of federal moneys, this paragraph (c) does not apply; and

(d) Enter into a memorandum of understanding with the work force board relating to the operation of the one-stop career center, including a description of services, how the cost of the identified services and operating costs of the system will be funded, and methods for referrals of individuals.

(4) Functions of optional partners. (a) Optional one-stop partners shall perform the following functions:

(I) Make available to participants through the one-stop system the core services that are required of and applicable to the partner's programs;

(II) Participate in the operation of such one-stop system, consistent with the terms of the memorandum of understanding approved by the work force board and with the requirements of the federal act in which the program is authorized, if the work force board and local elected official approve such participation.

(b) If an optional partner is designated or certified pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, its functions and responsibilities are the same as those of a required partner as set forth in subsection (3) of this section.
C.R.S. § 8-47-103 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 47 / Part 1 / Section 8-47-103
8-47-103. Orders of director or appeals office - validity
Status: in_force

8-47-103. Orders of director or appeals office - validity. All orders of the director or industrial claim appeals office shall be valid and in force and prima facie reasonable and lawful until found otherwise in an action brought for that purpose, pursuant to the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title, or until altered or revoked by the director or industrial claim appeals office, as the case may be.
C.R.S. § 8-44-206 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 44 / Part 2 / Section 8-44-206
8-44-206. Guaranty fund - immediate payment fund - legislative declaration
Status: repealed

8-44-206. Guaranty fund - immediate payment fund - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that benefits awarded under articles 40 to 47 of this title to claimants employed by self-insurers may be unreasonably delayed or not paid at all if receipt of the proceeds of the bond required of the self-insurer is delayed or if the self-insurer declares bankruptcy or has insufficient reserves to cover the claim. The general assembly further finds and declares that the creation of an immediate payment fund and a guaranty fund will assure prompt and complete payment of benefits awarded to such claimants.

(2) Repealed.

(3) Immediate payment fund - assessments - creation of fund. (a) The director shall impose an assessment upon each employer self-insured under section 8-44-201. Assessments under this subsection (3) shall be based upon a ratio equal to the self-insured employer's paid workers' compensation medical and indemnity losses for the most recent self-insurance permit year divided by the aggregate sum of paid medical and indemnity losses by all self-insured employers for that year. Such losses shall be determined on July 1, 1990, for the most recently completed permit year, and on the first day of July for each year thereafter until the minimum fund balance has been reached. Contributions to the fund shall not be assets of the self-insured employer.

(b) (I) All moneys received by the executive director pursuant to this subsection (3) shall be deposited in the state treasury in the immediate payment fund, which fund is hereby created, and all moneys credited to such fund shall be used solely for the administration and payment of benefits to employees pursuant to this section. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations out of such fund for the administration of the fund. The moneys in such fund for the payment of benefits are hereby continuously appropriated to the department for payment of such benefits. Any moneys not utilized in the fund shall not revert to the general fund.

(II) The minimum fund balance shall be three hundred thousand dollars, to be assessed during the first three years at the rate of one hundred thousand dollars annually. Interest shall accrue to the fund to a maximum fund balance of one million dollars. Thereafter, the fund balance shall be maintained at one million dollars by refunding the excess funds to each self-insured employer, on a pro rata basis, based on that employer's contribution.

(4) Guaranty fund - assessments - creation of fund. (a) When the director determines that existing security held by an employer self-insured under section 8-44-201 is insufficient to meet its existing liability for workers' compensation benefits, the director shall impose an assessment on each self-insured employer. The assessment shall be based on a ratio which equals each self-insured employer's paid workers' compensation medical and indemnity losses for the most recent self-insurance permit year divided by the aggregate sum of paid medical and indemnity losses by all self-insured employers for that year. If necessary, the executive director may direct the director to make an annual assessment thereafter until such time as the present value of the guaranty fund, created in subsection (4)(b) of this section, equals the total liability for workers' compensation benefits which are in excess of the security held by the defaulting self-insured employers.

(b) (I) All moneys received by the executive director pursuant to this subsection (4) shall be deposited in the state treasury in the guaranty fund, which fund is hereby created. Such moneys credited to the fund shall be used solely for the administration and payment of benefits to employees pursuant to this section. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations out of such fund for the administration of the fund. The moneys in such fund for the payment of benefits are hereby continuously appropriated to the department for payment of such benefits. Any moneys not utilized in the fund shall not revert to the general fund.

(II) All interest shall accrue to the fund. No amounts shall be refunded until all liability in excess of security held by self-insured employers has been discharged and until the dates imposing limitations on actions, as specified in sections 8-43-103 and 8-43-303, have passed. When those conditions have been met, the remaining moneys in the fund shall be refunded to each self-insured employer, on a pro rata basis, based on that employer's contribution.

(c) Public entities self-insuring under section 8-44-201 shall be exempt from and shall not participate in this subsection (4).

(5) The department shall select any claims administrators required under this section based on the qualifications and requirements established by the director. For the purpose of contracting for such services, the department shall not be subject to articles 101 to 114 of title 24.
C.R.S. § 8-83-802 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 8 / Section 8-83-802
8-83-802. Apprenticeship navigator pilot program - navigator positions - report
Status: in_force

8-83-802. Apprenticeship navigator pilot program - navigator positions - report. (1) On or before January 1, 2024, the office shall create a two-year apprenticeship navigator pilot program. The purpose of the program is to increase awareness of registered apprenticeship programs among graduating high school students and to increase participation by individuals who are eighteen years of age and older but under twenty-six years of age in registered apprenticeship programs.

(2) (a) The office shall create two apprenticeship navigator positions within the program as follows:

(I) One apprenticeship navigator must be assigned to a rural school district, to be selected by the office, that does not have an established public or private apprenticeship navigator position; and

(II) One apprenticeship navigator must be assigned to a school district that is not a rural school district, to be selected by the office, that does not have an established public or private apprenticeship navigator position.

(b) Each apprenticeship navigator is a full-time employee of the office.

(3) The navigators shall:

(a) Develop informational materials regarding registered apprenticeship programs to distribute to students, parents, and school staff; and

(b) Hold events for parents and high school students in the navigator's assigned school district to raise awareness about registered apprenticeship program opportunities.

(4) To further the purpose of the program, the office shall:

(a) Utilizing the Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory established pursuant to section 8-83-308, create and maintain on the office's public website a job board for apprenticeships and quality preapprenticeships that is marketed toward and accessible to high school students; and

(b) Explore ways to incorporate registered apprenticeship programs into the state's career planning tools, including the department of education's individual career and academic plans governed by rules established by the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution and the my Colorado journey platform administered by the state work force development council created in section 24-46.3-101.

(5) Upon completion of the program, the department shall provide a detailed report of the direct and indirect costs for the operation and administration of the program to the house of representatives education committee and the senate education committee, or their successor committees, to allow the general assembly to evaluate the efficacy of the program and its potential for broader application in the state.
C.R.S. § 8-47-106 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 47 / Part 1 / Section 8-47-106
8-47-106. State average weekly wage - method of computation
Status: in_force

8-47-106. State average weekly wage - method of computation. The state average weekly wage shall be established by the director annually on or before July 1 of each year. The state average weekly wage shall be determined from the average weekly earnings referenced in section 8-73-102 (1), computed by the division in June on the basis of the most recent available figures, and applicable to the ensuing twelve months beginning July 1. Such state average weekly wage shall automatically form the basis for establishing maximum benefits under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" as of 12:01 a.m., July 1, 1974, and at each succeeding time and date annually thereafter.
C.R.S. § 8-1-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-102
8-1-102. Industrial claim appeals office - creation - powers and duties
Status: in_force

8-1-102. Industrial claim appeals office - creation - powers and duties. (1) There is created in the office of the executive director of the department of labor and employment the industrial claim appeals office, which consists of five industrial claim appeals examiners who are appointed to serve on the industrial claim appeals panel by the executive director pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution and the laws and rules governing the state personnel system. The industrial claim appeals office is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the office of the executive director of the department. Decisions and orders of the industrial claim appeals panel may be made by two appeals examiners. In the event of a disagreement between the two appeals examiners, a third appeals examiner shall review the case, and the decision and final order of the appeals panel shall reflect the collective decision of all three appeals examiners.

(2) The industrial claim appeals panel has the duty and the power to conduct administrative appellate review of any order entered pursuant to articles 43 and 74 of this title and to make a decision on said appeal.
C.R.S. § 8-1-127 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-127
8-1-127. When findings or awards are binding
Status: repealed

8-1-127. When findings or awards are binding. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-76-113 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 76 / Section 8-76-113
8-76-113. Protest - appeal - filed by an employer
Status: repealed

8-76-113. Protest - appeal - filed by an employer. (1) Any employer who wishes to appeal a determination of liability for premiums or surcharges, a determination of coverage under the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title, or a seasonality determination pursuant to section 8-73-106 may file a written notice of appeal with the division in such form and manner as the director of the division may prescribe by rule, including in person, by mail, or by electronic means. Except as otherwise provided by this section, proceedings on appeal shall be governed by the provisions of article 74 of this title. No appeal shall be heard unless the notice of appeal has been received by the division within twenty calendar days after the date the notice of such determination is mailed or transmitted by the division to the employer in accordance with such rules as the director of the division may promulgate.

(2) Any employer who wishes to protest an assessment of premiums or surcharges, a notice of premium rate, a recomputation of premium rate, or any notice of correction of any matter set forth in this subsection (2) shall file a request for redetermination with the division, in accordance with rules promulgated by the director of the division. The division shall thereafter promptly notify the employer of its redetermination decision. Any employer who wishes to appeal from a redetermination decision may file a written notice of appeal with the division. Except as otherwise provided by this section, proceedings on appeal shall be governed by the provisions of article 74 of this title. No appeal shall be heard unless notice of appeal has been received by the division within twenty calendar days after the date the notice of such redetermination is mailed or transmitted by the division to the employer in accordance with such rules as the director of the division may promulgate.

(3) Any determination or redetermination from which appeal may be taken pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be final and binding upon the employer unless a notice of appeal is filed in accordance with the time limits set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section or unless the employer establishes to the satisfaction of the division that he had good cause for failure to file a timely notice of appeal. Guidelines for determining what constitutes good cause shall be established by the director of the division.

(3.5) Any administrative appeal pursuant to this section shall be conducted by a referee or hearing officer of the division.

(4) In connection with any appeal proceeding conducted pursuant to this section, the referee may, upon application by any party or upon his own motion:

(a) Convene a prehearing conference to discuss the issues on appeal, the evidence to be presented, and any other relevant matters which may simplify further proceedings;

(b) Permit the parties to engage in prehearing discovery, insofar as practicable, in accordance with the Colorado rules of civil procedure and, in connection therewith, to shorten or extend any applicable response time; and

(c) Permit or require the filing by the parties of briefs, arguments of law, or statements of position.

(5) In matters involving a pending claim for benefits, the referee shall give due regard to the rights of the claimant to a speedy and informal hearing and may impose such limitations upon discovery as he deems reasonable.

(6) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 8-20.5-202 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20.5 / Part 2 / Section 8-20.5-202
8-20.5-202. Duties of director of division of oil and public safety - rules
Status: repealed

8-20.5-202. Duties of director of division of oil and public safety - rules. (1) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall promulgate and enforce rules that are no more stringent than the requirements contained in 42 U.S.C. sec. 6991 et seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder, except as allowed by federal law, including the federal "Energy Policy Act of 2005", Pub.L. 109-58, as amended, for:

(a) Notification requirements for owners and operators of underground storage tanks;

(b) Design, performance, construction, and installation standards for new underground storage tanks;

(c) Design, performance, construction, and installation standards for the upgrading of existing underground storage tanks;

(d) General operating requirements;

(e) Release detection;

(f) Release reporting, investigation, and confirmation; and

(g) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2007, p. 980, § 2, effective July 1, 2007.)

(h) Financial responsibility for underground storage tank systems containing regulated substances.

(1.5) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall promulgate and enforce rules for out-of-service underground storage tank systems and closure of such tanks.

(1.7) Within one hundred twenty days after January 1, 2008, the director of the division of oil and public safety shall promulgate, and the division shall enforce, rules concerning the placement of underground storage tanks that contain renewable fuels. Such rules shall be promulgated with the purpose of developing a uniform statewide standard of issuing permits for underground storage tanks to promote the use of renewable fuels so that the process of obtaining a permit for an underground storage tank that contains renewable fuels may be more efficient and affordable.

(2) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall ensure that:

(a) All releases from underground storage tank systems are promptly assessed and that further releases are stopped;

(b) Actions are taken to identify, contain, and mitigate any immediate fire and safety hazards that are posed by a release;

(c) All releases from underground storage tank systems are investigated to determine if there are impacts of reportable quantities on subsurface soil, groundwater, and any nearby surface water;

(d) All releases above reportable quantities are reported to the director of the division of oil and public safety.

(3) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall, if necessary, negotiate and enter into memoranda of agreement with and apply for and receive grants from the United States environmental protection agency pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(4) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall establish criteria pursuant to subsection (1) of this section for delegation of authority to local agencies.

(5) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 8-43-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 1 / Section 8-43-101
8-43-101. Record of injuries - occupational disease - reported to division - rules - defin
Status: in_force

8-43-101. Record of injuries - occupational disease - reported to division - rules - definition. (1) (a) Every employer shall keep a record of: All employee injuries that result in fatality, permanent physical impairment, lost time from work in excess of three shifts or calendar days, or active medical treatment for a period of more than one hundred eighty calendar days after the date the injury was first reported to the employer; and the contraction by an employee of an occupational disease that has been listed by the director by rule. Within ten days after notice or knowledge that an employee has contracted such an occupational disease, an injury that results in permanent physical impairment, a lost-time injury, or an injury that results in active medical treatment for a period of more than one hundred eighty calendar days after the date the injury was first reported to the employer, or immediately in the case of a fatality, the employer shall, upon forms prescribed by the division for that purpose, report to the division said occupational disease, permanently physically impairing injury, lost-time injury, injury requiring active medical treatment for a period of more than one hundred eighty calendar days after the date the injury was first reported to the employer, or fatality. The report must contain the information required by the director.

(b) As used in this subsection (1), "active medical treatment":

(I) Means treatment that is determined by an authorized treating physician to be reasonably necessary to cure and relieve the injury and that requires ongoing supervision by an authorized treating physician as documented by a written medical report;

(II) Does not include treatment that is not reasonably expected to improve the condition or any treatment that does not require the supervision of a licensed physician, including gym or pool memberships or home exercise programs; and

(III) Terminates when there has been an abandonment of care or discharge from care for noncompliance prior to expiration of the one-hundred-eighty-day period set forth in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(2) Unless exempted by the director pursuant to rule because of a small number of filings or a showing of financial hardship, beginning July 1, 2006, reports submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in an electronic format as determined by the director. Exposure to an injurious substance as defined by the director by rule and injuries to employees that result in no more than three days' or three shifts' loss of time from work, or no permanent physical impairment, or no fatality to the employee shall be reported by the employer only to the insurer of said employer's workers' compensation insurance liability, which injuries and exposure the insurer shall report only by monthly summary form to or as otherwise requested by the division.
C.R.S. § 8-79-107 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 79 / Section 8-79-107
8-79-107. Immediate assessment - when
Status: in_force

8-79-107. Immediate assessment - when. If the division believes that the collection of any premiums, surcharges, penalties, or interest under the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title will be jeopardized by delay, whether or not the time otherwise prescribed by articles 70 to 82 of this title or any rules issued pursuant thereto for making reports and paying such premiums or surcharges has expired, it may immediately assess such premiums and surcharges, together with all penalties and interest, the assessment of which is provided for by articles 70 to 82 of this title. Such premiums, surcharges, penalties, and interest shall thereupon become immediately due and payable, and immediate notice and demand shall be made by the division for the payment thereof.
C.R.S. § 8-72-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 72 / Section 8-72-101
8-72-101. Duties and powers of division
Status: repealed

8-72-101. Duties and powers of division. (1) It is the duty of the division to administer articles 70 to 82 of this title; and it has the power to employ such persons, make such expenditures, require such reports, make such investigations, set such reasonably necessary standards, create and require the use of such forms, adopt such administrative methods and procedures, and take such other action as it deems necessary or suitable to that end. The division shall determine its own organization and methods of procedure in accordance with the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title.

(2) Repealed.

(3) (a) Whenever any event occurs that may have a material effect on the adequacy of the fund, whether to increase costs or decrease revenues or otherwise, the division shall promptly analyze the potential effect and provide the analysis to the governor and the general assembly. For purposes of this subsection (3), "event" includes proposed federal or state legislation and administrative or judicial adjudications.

(b) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the department of labor and employment shall update the general assembly annually on the status of the fund during the hearing conducted pursuant to section 2-7-203. By August 31, 2012, and by each August 31 thereafter, the division shall report to the joint budget committee, the economic and business development committee of the house of representatives, and the business, labor, and technology committee of the senate, or their successor committees, regarding the status of the fund. The report shall include at least the following from the prior calendar year:

(I) Total fund revenues and expenditures;

(II) The highest and lowest trust fund balance from the prior calendar year and a comparison of those balances to the following three solvency measures: The reserve ratio, the high-cost multiple, and the average high-cost multiple;

(III) An analysis of the responsiveness of the funding mechanism to changes in economic conditions, both positive and negative;

(IV) An analysis of any material concerns identified by the division in fund solvency, revenue, and expenditures;

(V) An analysis of the impact of total premiums assessed to employers by employer size and employer experience;

(VI) The total amount of overpayments paid to claimants and the total amount of overpayments recovered; and

(VII) An analysis of measures taken by the division to reduce the total number and amount of overpayments and fraudulent payments.

(4) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 8-83-602 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 6 / Section 8-83-602
8-83-602. Work-based learning incentive program - creation - rules - appropriation
Status: in_force

8-83-602. Work-based learning incentive program - creation - rules - appropriation. (1) Work-based learning incentive program. (a) On or before January 1, 2023, the department, in consultation with the commission, the office of economic development, the department of education, the department of higher education, the state board for community colleges and occupational education, local district colleges, the work force development council, and area technical colleges, as defined in section 23-60-103, shall establish a work-based learning incentive program to provide monetary incentives to selected employers to create high-quality, work-based learning opportunities that benefit adults and youth.

(b) In administering the incentive program, the department shall strive to create an equal proportion of work-based learning opportunities for youth and adults and to select employers and work-based learning intermediaries with the goal of increasing the number of youth and adults participating in work-based learning. The department shall select work-based learning intermediaries that:

(I) Demonstrate expertise in and a continued commitment to connecting, educating, and coaching employers regarding work-based learning opportunities for adults and youth, such as a chamber of commerce, a nonprofit entity, an industry association, a local workforce area, a registered apprenticeship program, or a local government entity;

(II) Work within and across the state to partner with multiple employers; local education providers, institutions of higher education, or other educational entities; and other public and private entities to facilitate work-based learning experiences;

(III) Support employers in implementing work-based learning in collaboration with the commission and in alignment with the work-based learning quality expectations developed in subsection (5) of this section; and

(IV) Support employers in learning about the work-based learning quality expectations and share best practices for meeting the work-based learning quality expectations developed in subsection (5) of this section.

(2) Department responsibilities. The department shall:

(a) Through an application process, select employers and at least two work-based learning intermediaries to participate in the incentive program with the goal of maximizing regional diversity and engaging the optimum number of employer participants in high-demand industries as determined by the annual Colorado talent report prepared pursuant to section 24-46.3-103 (3);

(b) For the purpose of providing incentives to employers to provide work-based learning opportunities to youth and adults, allocate money directly to employers and to work-based learning intermediaries;

(c) Outline performance expectations for work-based learning intermediaries and employers participating in the incentive program that include the authority of the department to discontinue an entity's participation in the incentive program if the entity fails to meet the expectations;

(d) Outline a scale for the amount of money awarded to an employer based on criteria such as the duration of work-based learning experiences, the number of participants, geography, business size, and other factors;

(e) Collect data concerning the incentive program that includes:

(I) The work-based learning intermediaries participating in the incentive program;

(II) The number of employers participating in the incentive program;

(III) The number of work-based learning opportunities provided by employers and the number of work-based learning hours completed;

(IV) The number of work-based learning opportunities that led to a job in the respective industry;

(V) The number of youth and adult participants in the incentive program, including employees, interns, apprentices, or other individuals who participated in the incentive program;

(VI) The de-identified demographic information of the individuals participating in the incentive program, including race, geographic region or zip code, and whether the individuals meet low-income criteria as determined by the department; and

(VII) Any outcomes and data to measure the success of the incentive program, including outcomes related to employers that participated in the incentive program and subsequently adopted work-based learning as a business practice beyond the incentive program's duration;

(f) Ensure that youth and adults are made aware of opportunities for them to learn in the workplace at the same time as earning an income through the incentive program;

(g) Provide technical assistance and planning assistance to employers and work-based learning intermediaries regarding the work-based learning quality expectations developed in subsection (5) of this section; and

(h) Beginning in 2023 and each year thereafter, submit a report compiling the data collected pursuant to subsection (2)(e) of this section to the senate business, labor, and technology committee and the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee, or their successor committees, during the hearings held under the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2.

(3) Selection as a work-based learning intermediary. In order to be considered by the department for selection as a work-based learning intermediary, the entity shall submit an application to the department in a form and manner established by the department, which must be a simplified application designed to maximize employer participation. In the application, the entity shall:

(a) Demonstrate the entity's record of connecting employers with local education providers, institutions of higher education, or other training providers such as registered apprenticeship programs;

(b) Outline how the entity plans to bring employers, local education providers, institutions of higher education, or other training providers such as registered apprenticeship programs together to accomplish the purposes of the incentive program;

(c) Outline how the entity will meet or exceed the quality expectations for work-based learning established by the office pursuant to subsection (5) of this section; and

(d) Submit any other information deemed appropriate by the department, including an attestation of a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

(4) Responsibilities of work-based learning intermediaries. A work-based learning intermediary shall directly facilitate work-based learning opportunities with employers through incentive payments made directly to employers for technical assistance, business coaching, and other types of support. Work-based learning intermediaries and employers may use incentive payments for:

(a) Start-up management costs for employers to create work-based learning programs, including training for employers to establish and manage a work-based learning program;

(b) Developing and providing personalized participant supports, including transportation assistance, and partnering with other entities to provide access to or referrals for supportive services, learning supports, financial advising, and other types of support to ensure adults and youth can participate in work-based learning;

(c) Educating employers on how to work with local education providers and institutions of higher education to create career-connected learning partnerships;

(d) Training costs, including enrollment, registration, and course fees for participation in classroom training and certifications aligned with work-based learning;

(e) Providing incentives for employers who participate in the delivery of education services;

(f) Any services, resources, and support identified by employers to support work-based learning that align with the purposes of this section, including fostering regional partnerships by sector or industry and hiring a business coach or other individual to act as a liaison between a work-based learning intermediary and employers receiving incentive payments; and

(g) Ensuring alignment with and avoiding duplication of existing programs and, where practicable, leveraging existing resources.

(5) Work-based learning quality expectations. The office, in consultation with the department, the commission, the office of economic development, the department of education, the department of higher education, the state board for community colleges and occupational education, area technical colleges, and the work force development council, shall:

(a) On or before September 15, 2022, develop work-based learning quality expectations for youth and adults, taking into consideration:

(I) How the expectations align with employer needs;

(II) Evidence-based practices;

(III) The potential outcomes of work-based learning opportunities for youth and adults;

(IV) Opportunities to award educational credit or payment for work-based learning experiences;

(V) Alignment with the minimum standards set by the federal department of labor or the state apprenticeship agency, where applicable; and

(VI) Graduation and completion rates of the programs, where applicable; and

(b) Review and revise the work-based learning quality expectations every five years, including consideration of:

(I) The relevance of and innovations in work-based learning;

(II) Whether work-based learning is dynamic and responsive to the needs of business and education partners;

(III) How the work-based learning experiences align with employer expectations for adults and youth in high-wage, high-demand jobs; and

(IV) The quality of work-based learning provided to participants in the incentive program.

(6) Appropriation. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate three million dollars from the general fund to the department for the purposes of this section. Any unexpended money remaining at the end of the 2022-23 state fiscal year:

(a) Does not revert to the general fund or any other fund;

(b) May be used by the department in the 2023-24 state fiscal year without further appropriation; and

(c) Shall not be used for any purpose other than the purposes set forth in this section.

(7) Rules. The executive director of the department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
C.R.S. § 8-71-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 8-71-101
8-71-101. Division of unemployment insurance created - director
Status: in_force

8-71-101. Division of unemployment insurance created - director. There is hereby created a division of unemployment insurance within the department of labor and employment, the head of which is the director of the division.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-508 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 5 / Section 8-13.3-508
8-13.3-508. Division of family and medical leave insurance
Status: in_force

8-13.3-508. Division of family and medical leave insurance. (1) There is hereby created in the department of labor and employment the division of family and medical leave insurance, the head of which is the director of the division.

(2) (a) The division constitutes an enterprise for purposes of section 20 of article X of the Colorado constitution, as long as the division retains authority to issue revenue bonds and the division receives less than ten percent of its total annual revenues in grants, as defined in section 24-77-102 (7), from all Colorado state and local governments combined. For as long as it constitutes an enterprise pursuant to this section, the division is not subject to section 20 of article X of the Colorado constitution.

(b) The enterprise established pursuant to this section has all the powers and duties authorized by this part 5 pertaining to family and medical leave insurance benefits. The fund constitutes part of the enterprise established pursuant to this section.

(c) Nothing in this section limits or restricts the authority of the division to expend its revenues consistent with this part 5.

(d) The division is hereby authorized to issue revenue bonds for the expenses of the division, which bonds may be secured by any revenues of the division. Revenue from the bonds issued pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the fund.
C.R.S. § 8-83-504.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 5 / Section 8-83-504.5
8-83-504.5. Additional coal transition workforce assistance program funding - coal transitio
Status: repealed

8-83-504.5. Additional coal transition workforce assistance program funding - coal transition workforce assistance program account. (1) (a) (I) The coal transition workforce assistance program account is hereby created in the fund.

(II) (A) On June 30, 2021, the state treasurer shall transfer seven million dollars from the general fund to the account.

(B) On July 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer ten million dollars from the general fund to the account.

(III) Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the department shall expend money from the account for coal transition workforce assistance programs that directly assist coal transition workers, their family members, and other household members, including those coal transition workers, their family members, and their household members who are members of a disproportionately impacted community, including programs that:

(A) Establish or expand existing apprenticeship programs, the training capacity of such programs, and the placement of coal transition workers into such programs, prioritizing programs that are recognized as registered apprenticeship programs by the department or a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the United States department of labor;

(B) Aid implementation of the just transition plan;

(C) Provide tuition assistance;

(D) Provide job search assistance;

(E) Provide career planning services and financial counseling;

(F) Support child care assistance;

(G) Support housing assistance;

(H) Support health-care and behavioral health assistance;

(I) Support retirement assistance;

(J) Provide business start-up assistance;

(K) Provide other services authorized by the federal "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act", Pub.L. 113-128, such as on-the-job training, subsidized employment, and other strategies that aid in the implementation of individual transition plans; or

(L) Test innovative coal transition work support programs through a pilot program. The department is encouraged to limit any pilot program to no more than forty total participants who are coal transition workers, coal transition worker family members, coal transition worker households, or a combination of coal transition workers, family members, and households.

(IV) Repealed.

(b) and (c) Repealed.

(d) The department is authorized to use up to five percent of the money to fund operational support for the activities authorized by this section including funding for the compensation of one additional full-time equivalent employee.

(e) The department shall expend the money transferred to the account pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(II)(B) of this section by the close of state fiscal year 2026-27.

(f) Any unexpended and unencumbered money in the account at the end of any fiscal year remains in the account and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund.

(2) Subject to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the office may expend money from the account to make grants to any eligible entity.

(3) On March 7, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer two million dollars from the account to the fund.
C.R.S. § 8-70-128 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 70 / Section 8-70-128
8-70-128. Employment does not include - employer's trade or business
Status: in_force

8-70-128. Employment does not include - employer's trade or business. (1) "Employment" does not include casual labor not in the course of the employer's trade or business performed in any calendar quarter by an employee, unless the cash remuneration paid for the service is fifty dollars or more and unless the service is performed by an individual who is regularly employed by the employer to perform such service. For purposes of this section, an individual is deemed to be regularly employed during a calendar quarter only if:

(a) On at least twenty-four days during such calendar quarter, the individual performs services for the employer which are not in the course of the employer's trade or business; or

(b) On at least twenty-four days during the previous calendar quarter, the individual performed services for the employer which were not in the course of the employer's trade or business.
C.R.S. § 8-15.7-107 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 15.7 / Part 1 / Section 8-15.7-107
8-15.7-107. Hearings
Status: in_force

8-15.7-107. Hearings. (1) The SAA shall conduct hearings for the purpose of resolving compliance issues or deregistration issues with a registered apprenticeship program in conformity with federal regulations.

(2) The determination of the SAA is a final agency action that is subject to judicial review pursuant to section 24-4-106.

(3) Sponsors may appeal to the United States department of labor's office of apprenticeship for a final determination in conformity with federal regulations.
C.R.S. § 8-6-101.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 6 / Section 8-6-101.5
8-6-101.5. Minimum wage for agricultural workers - rest periods - overwork protections - de
Status: in_force

8-6-101.5. Minimum wage for agricultural workers - rest periods - overwork protections - definition. (1) (a) On and after January 1, 2022, except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the minimum wage requirements of section 15 of article XVIII of the state constitution, and any minimum wage laws enacted pursuant to this article 6, apply to agricultural employers employing agricultural workers.

(b) The Colorado minimum wage that an agricultural employer must pay to an agricultural worker who is principally engaged in the range production of livestock, as described in 29 CFR 780.323 to 29 CFR 780.329, on the open range is:

(I) Beginning January 1, 2022, and through December 31, 2022, five hundred fifteen dollars per week; and

(II) Beginning January 1, 2023, the minimum wage required in the prior calendar year adjusted annually as measured by the United States department of labor's bureau of labor statistics consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood or its predecessor or successor index. The director may set a higher minimum wage than is required in this subsection (1)(b)(II) consistent with the director's authority and duties, including under this article 6.

(2) (a) An agricultural worker is entitled to an uninterrupted and duty-free meal period of at least a thirty-minute duration when the agricultural worker's shift exceeds five consecutive hours. The meal periods, to the extent practicable, must be at least one hour after the start, and one hour before the end, of the shift. An agricultural worker must be relieved of all duties and permitted to pursue personal activities for a period to qualify as nonwork, uncompensated time. If the nature of the business activities or other circumstances makes the uninterrupted meal period impractical, the agricultural employee must be permitted to consume an on-duty meal while performing duties. An agricultural employee must be permitted to fully consume a meal of choice while working and be fully compensated for the on-duty meal period without any loss of time or compensation.

(b) An agricultural worker is entitled to an uninterrupted and duty-free rest period of at least ten minutes within each four hours of work.

(c) This subsection (2) does not apply to a truck driver whose sole and principal duty is to haul livestock or to a combine or harvester operator while harvesting.

(3) As used in this section, "agricultural worker" has the meaning set forth in section 8-13.5-201 (3).
C.R.S. § 8-67-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 67 / Section 8-67-108
8-67-108. Plan of operation - rules
Status: in_force

8-67-108. Plan of operation - rules. (1) The board shall, by rule, adopt a plan of operation and any amendments necessary or suitable to assure the fair, reasonable, and equitable administration of the fund.

(2) If the board fails to adopt a plan of operation on or before September 1, 2018, the director shall, after notice and hearing, adopt and promulgate reasonable rules as necessary or advisable to effectuate this article 67. The rules shall continue in force until modified or superseded by the board.

(3) The plan of operation shall:

(a) Establish the procedures by which all the powers and duties of the board under section 8-67-107 will be performed;

(b) Establish the amount and method of reimbursing members of the board under section 8-67-106 (4);

(c) Establish procedures by which claims may be filed with the board, including establishing acceptable forms of proof of covered claims;

(d) Establish procedures for pursuing actions against uninsured employers pursuant to section 8-67-110;

(e) Establish regular places and times for meetings of the board;

(f) Establish procedures for maintaining records of all financial transactions of the board;

(g) Contain additional provisions necessary or proper for the execution of the powers and duties of the board; and

(h) Establish procedures for contracting with third-party administrators to administer claims paid by the fund.
C.R.S. § 8-76-112 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 76 / Section 8-76-112
8-76-112. Political subdivisions - security for collection of premiums or reimbursable pay
Status: in_force

8-76-112. Political subdivisions - security for collection of premiums or reimbursable payments. (1) In the event of default in payment of premiums or surcharges due or reimbursements of benefit costs, the state treasurer, upon the request of the division, shall set aside state funds otherwise payable to the political subdivision as security to ensure payment of the funds due from the political subdivision to the unemployment trust fund.

(2) Funds which may be used for this purpose include any funds in the possession of the state treasurer which are allocated to the political subdivision for any purpose, with the exception of funds earmarked for a specific purpose.

(3) The division may not request the state treasurer to set aside funds to cover obligations of the political subdivision until at least six months have elapsed since the due date for payment of the premium or surcharge or reimbursable obligation.
C.R.S. § 8-74-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 74 / Section 8-74-102
8-74-102. Deputy's decision - rules
Status: in_force

8-74-102. Deputy's decision - rules. (1) Upon receipt of a claim, the division shall notify any other interested parties of the claim by mail or electronic means in accordance with such rules as the director of the division may promulgate. The interested parties must be afforded seven calendar days after the date of the notice of the claim to present any information pertinent to the claim by mail, telephone, or electronic means in accordance with such rules as the director of the division may promulgate. The information must be received by the division within seven calendar days after said date. If the seventh calendar day falls on a weekend or a state holiday, the date must be moved to the first working day immediately following such weekend or holiday. The interested party may present information out of time only if good cause is shown. A deputy to be designated by the director of the division shall promptly examine all materials submitted. Whenever information submitted is not clearly adequate to substantiate a decision, the deputy shall promptly seek the necessary information. If it is necessary to obtain information by mail from any source, the information shall be received by the division no later than seven calendar days after the date of the request for information. On the basis of the deputy's review, the deputy shall determine the validity of the claim and, if valid, when payment shall commence, the amount payable, and the duration of payment. The deputy shall issue a decision in all cases, even if the claimant has insufficient qualifying wages, unless the interested employer did not receive notice of the claim, except when the separation from employment is due to a lack of work and no alleged disqualifying circumstances are indicated, or unless the claimant did not file a continued claim. The deputy's decision shall set forth findings of fact, conclusions of law, and an order. The division shall promptly provide all interested parties with copies of the deputy's decision.

(2) Notwithstanding articles 70 to 82 of this title, an initial determination of arithmetic computations, wage amounts, and dates of wage payments shall not be subject to immediate appeal. Interested parties who disagree with monetary determinations of the division may request reconsideration of determinations as the director of the division, by regulation, may prescribe. A reconsidered determination of the division is subject to the provisions of section 8-74-105.
C.R.S. § 8-45-106 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 45 / Section 8-45-106
8-45-106. Insurance at cost - board may impose surcharges
Status: in_force

8-45-106. Insurance at cost - board may impose surcharges. (1) It is the duty of the board, in the exercise of the powers and discretion conferred upon it by articles 40 to 47 of this title, ultimately to fix and maintain, for each class of occupation, the lowest possible rates of premium consistent with the maintenance of a solvent Pinnacol Assurance fund, and the creation and maintenance of a reasonable surplus after the payment of legitimate claims for injury and death, that may be authorized to be paid from the Pinnacol Assurance fund for the benefit of injured and dependents of killed employees.

(2) The board may impose a premium surcharge, not to exceed an additional fifty percent, for up to twelve continuous months, as a condition precedent to insure or reinsure an employer whose policy was canceled or terminated by any insurer for reasons of fraud or intentional misrepresentation of a material fact; except that, if an employer disputes the imposition of such surcharge, the employer may make a complaint to the commissioner of insurance. If the commissioner of insurance determines that the board, in imposing a premium surcharge, has engaged in any conduct in violation of part 11 of article 3 of title 10, C.R.S., the commissioner may take any action the commissioner deems appropriate and authorized by law.
C.R.S. § 8-71-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 8-71-102
8-71-102. Powers, duties, and functions - acceptance of money
Status: in_force

8-71-102. Powers, duties, and functions - acceptance of money. (1) The functions of the division comprise all administrative functions of the state in relation to the administration of articles 70 to 82 of this title 8. The division and the office of director of the division are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions prescribed under articles 70 to 82 of this title 8 under the direction and supervision of the executive director of the department of labor and employment. Any vacancy in the office of director of the division is filled in the manner provided by law.

(2) The division may accept and expend moneys from gifts, grants, donations, and other nongovernmental contributions for the purposes for which the division is authorized.

(3) The division shall contribute education and workforce data beginning in the 2025-26 state fiscal year, as necessary, to the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system consistent with the governance practices established by the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system governing board pursuant to section 24-37.5-125 (4).
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-415 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 4 / Section 8-13.3-415
8-13.3-415. Collective bargaining agreements
Status: in_force

8-13.3-415. Collective bargaining agreements. (1) (a) With agreement of the fund trustees, an employer signatory to a multiemployer collective bargaining agreement may fulfill its obligations under this part 4 by making contributions to a multiemployer paid sick leave fund, plan, or program based on the hours each of its employees accrues pursuant to this part 4 while working under the multiemployer collective bargaining agreement, if the fund, plan, or program enables employees to collect paid sick leave from the fund, plan, or program based on hours they have worked under the multiemployer collective bargaining agreement and for the purposes specified under this part 4.

(b) Employees who work under a multiemployer collective bargaining agreement into which their employers make contributions as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section may collect from the paid sick leave fund, plan, or program based on hours they have worked under the multiemployer collective bargaining agreement and for the purposes specified under this part 4.

(2) This part 4 does not apply to employees covered by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement in effect on July 14, 2020, if the collective bargaining agreement provides for equivalent or more generous paid sick leave for the employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement.

(3) For employees covered by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement that is initially negotiated or negotiated for the next collective bargaining agreement after July 14, 2020, this part 4 does not apply to such employees if the requirements of this part 4 are expressly waived in the collective bargaining agreement and the collective bargaining agreement provides for equivalent or more generous paid sick leave for the employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-305 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 3 / Section 8-13.3-305
8-13.3-305. Paid family and medical leave program implementation authorization
Status: in_force

8-13.3-305. Paid family and medical leave program implementation authorization. The department shall not implement the recommended plan for a paid family and medical leave program unless the general assembly, acting by bill, directs the department to implement the program. If the department is directed to implement the plan, it shall begin implementation by a date specified by the general assembly acting by bill.
C.R.S. § 8-72-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 72 / Section 8-72-102
8-72-102. Rules
Status: in_force

8-72-102. Rules. (1) The director of the division has the power to adopt, amend, or rescind, in accordance with section 24-4-103, C.R.S., reasonable and necessary rules relating to the administration of the "Colorado Employment Security Act" and governing hearings and proceedings under such act.

(2) The director shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for an individual or employer filing a petition for review pursuant to section 8-74-106 (1)(a) or (1)(b) or an appeal pursuant to section 8-73-107 (1)(c)(I)(A), 8-74-103 (1), 8-74-104 (1), 8-76-113 (1) or (2), or 8-81-101 (4)(c), or an interested party presenting additional information pursuant to section 8-74-102 (1), to contest a determination by the director that the individual, employer, or interested party failed to comply with a deadline set forth in the applicable section by providing proof that the petition for review, appeal, or additional information was timely mailed.
C.R.S. § 8-12-113 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 12 / Section 8-12-113
8-12-113. School release permit
Status: in_force

8-12-113. School release permit. (1) Any minor fourteen or fifteen years of age who wishes to work on school days during school hours shall first secure a school release permit. The permit shall be issued only by the school district superintendent, his agent, or some other person designated by the board of education. The school release permit shall be issued only for a specific position with a designated employer. The permit shall be for a specific length of time not to exceed thirty days. The permit shall be canceled upon the termination of such employment and shall be issued only in the following circumstances:

(a) If the minor is to be employed in an occupation not prohibited by section 8-12-110 and as evidence thereof presents a signed statement from his prospective employer; and

(b) If the parent or guardian of the minor consents to the employment; and

(c) If the issuing officer believes the best interests of the minor will be served by permitting him to work.

(2) The school release permit shall show the name, address, and description of the minor, the name and address of the employer, the kind of work to be performed, and the hours of exemption and shall also require the signature of the parent and the minor in the presence of the issuing officer.

(3) Inasmuch as it is desirable and practical to encourage school attendance by minors at least part time, no school release permit shall be issued under this section unless limited to require class attendance by the minor for at least three class hours each regular school day; except that, in cases of extreme hardship, class attendance may be waived if the issuing officer determines that such action would be in the best interest of the minor.

(4) If the issuing officer is in doubt about whether the proposed employment is in accordance with this article, he shall consult with the division before issuing the permit.

(5) Upon termination for any reason of the employment authorized, the employer shall return the school release permit directly to the issuing officer with a notation showing the date of termination.

(6) The issuing officer is authorized to cancel a school release permit if the issuing officer determines that the action would be in the best interest of the minor. If a school release permit is canceled, for reasons other than the termination of employment for which the permit was granted, the minor shall be entitled to a review of the cancellation by the court having jurisdiction of juvenile matters in the county in which the minor resides, in accordance with the procedures established by section 8-12-114.
C.R.S. § 8-45-125 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 45 / Section 8-45-125
8-45-125. Legislative interim committee on operation of Pinnacol Assurance - creation - me
Status: repealed

8-45-125. Legislative interim committee on operation of Pinnacol Assurance - creation - members - study - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-76-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 76 / Section 8-76-108
8-76-108. Coverage by political subdivisions
Status: repealed

8-76-108. Coverage by political subdivisions. (1) (a) Political subdivisions are covered employers if employees employed by such political subdivisions perform services in employment as defined by section 8-70-119. Such political subdivisions may elect to pay premiums in lieu of reimbursements. Any political subdivision that makes reimbursement shall not be liable to make such payments with respect to the benefits paid to any individual whose base period wages include wages for previously uncovered services as defined in section 8-70-141 (1)(d) to the extent that the unemployment compensation fund is reimbursed for such benefits pursuant to section 121 of Public Law 94-566.

(b) Repealed.

(c) The amounts required to be paid in lieu of premiums by any political subdivision under this section shall be billed and payment made as provided in section 8-76-110 (3) with respect to similar payments by nonprofit organizations.

(d) An election by a contributing political subdivision to become a reimbursing employer or an election by a reimbursing political subdivision to become a contributing employer may be made by filing with the division written notice, in such form and manner as the director of the division may prescribe by rule, not later than March 1 of the calendar year in which the election is to be effective. Such election becomes effective as of the first day of the calendar year with respect to services performed after that date. Notwithstanding the effective date of any election, the political subdivision remains liable for all benefits chargeable against its account that it has not paid.

(e) Political subdivisions or their instrumentalities that are liable for payments in lieu of premiums shall pay to the division for the unemployment compensation fund the full amount of all regular and extended benefits paid that are attributable to service in their employ. Political subdivisions or their instrumentalities that have elected to pay premiums as permitted by this section shall have their accounts charged with the full amount of all regular and extended benefits that are attributable to service in their employ.

(f) Any extension of unemployment insurance coverage to political subdivisions mandated by Public Law 94-566 shall again become optional in the event such mandatory coverage is declared unconstitutional or null and void by the supreme court of the United States or is repealed by an act of congress.
C.R.S. § 8-1-128 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-128
8-1-128. Petition - writ - dissolution
Status: in_force

8-1-128. Petition - writ - dissolution. The director of the division, as petitioner, may file in the district court of the city and county of Denver, or of any county in which the place of employment or any part thereof is situated, a verified petition against any employers or employees, or both, as respondents, and setting forth any violation or threatened or attempted violation of any provisions of section 8-1-125 or 8-1-126, and, thereupon, without bond and without notice, the district court shall issue its mandatory writ enjoining the alleged violations, or attempted or threatened violations of this article, and ordering and requiring the respondents to maintain all the conditions of employment in status quo and without change until after the dispute or controversy has been investigated and heard by the director and the final findings, decision, order, or award of the director made and entered. Any respondent may move the court to dissolve the mandatory writ as to that respondent, and, upon at least five days' notice to the director, the motion shall be set down for hearing, but the mandatory writ shall not be dissolved without proof of full compliance by the respondent with all the provisions of this article and orders of the director and that the continuance in effect of the mandatory writ is causing or will cause the respondent great and irreparable injury. The court may require such security of the respondent as the court determines adequate to enforce obedience to the provisions of this article on the part of the respondent before the mandatory writ is dissolved.
C.R.S. § 8-76-103.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 76 / Section 8-76-103.5
8-76-103.5. Transitional provisions - combined premium rate for 2012 - repeal
Status: repealed

8-76-103.5. Transitional provisions - combined premium rate for 2012 - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-15.5-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 15.5 / Section 8-15.5-101
8-15.5-101. Short title
Status: in_force

8-15.5-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Displaced Homemakers Act".
C.R.S. § 8-14.3-201 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 14.3 / Part 2 / Section 8-14.3-201
8-14.3-201. Short title
Status: in_force

8-14.3-201. Short title. The short title of this part 2 is the "Colorado Veterans' Service-to-career Program".
C.R.S. § 8-12-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 12 / Section 8-12-108
8-12-108. Permissible occupations at age fourteen or older
Status: in_force

8-12-108. Permissible occupations at age fourteen or older. (1) In addition to the occupations permitted by sections 8-12-106 and 8-12-107, and subject to the limitations of sections 8-12-105 and 8-12-110, any minor fourteen years of age or older shall be permitted employment in any of the following occupations:

(a) Nonhazardous occupations in manufacturing;

(b) Public messenger service and errands by foot, bicycle, and public transportation;

(c) Operation of automatic enclosed freight and passenger elevators;

(d) Janitorial and custodial service, including the operation of vacuum cleaners and floor waxers;

(e) Office work and clerical work, including the operation of office equipment;

(f) Warehousing and storage, including unloading and loading of vehicles;

(g) Nonhazardous construction and nonhazardous repair work. The operation of motor vehicles shall be subject to article 2 of title 42, C.R.S.

(h) Occupations in retail food service;

(i) Occupations in gasoline service establishments, including but not limited to dispensing gasoline, oil, and other consumer items, courtesy service, car cleaning, washing, and polishing, the use of hoists where supervised, and changing tires; except that no minor may inflate or change any tire mounted on a rim equipped with a removable retaining ring. The operation of motor vehicles shall be subject to article 2 of title 42, C.R.S.

(j) Occupations in retail stores, including cashiering, selling, modeling, art work, work in advertising departments, window trimming, price marking by hand or machine, assembling orders, packing and shelving, or bagging and carrying out customers' orders;

(k) Occupations in restaurants, hotels, motels, or other public accommodations, except the operation of power food slicers and grinders;

(l) Occupations related to parks or recreation, including but not limited to recreation aides and conservation projects;

(m) Any other occupation which is similar to those enumerated in this subsection (l) and not specifically prohibited by this article.
C.R.S. § 8-20-810 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 8 / Section 8-20-810
8-20-810. District attorney to bring actions
Status: in_force

8-20-810. District attorney to bring actions. Whenever the director of the division of oil and public safety discovers any antifreeze is being sold or has been sold in violation of this part 8, it is the director's duty to bring this violation to the attention of the district attorney in the director's respective district, or the attorney general in cases where the district attorney refuses to act, to enforce the provisions of this part 8 by appropriate action in courts of competent jurisdiction.