C.R.S. § 8-3.3-112 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 3.3 / Section 8-3.3-112
8-3.3-112. Obligation to negotiate in good faith
Status: in_force

8-3.3-112. Obligation to negotiate in good faith. (1) The county and the exclusive representative or its representative have the authority and the obligation to collectively bargain in good faith. The obligation to collectively bargain in good faith does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or make a concession.

(2) The obligation to collectively bargain in good faith:

(a) Requires a county, upon request of the exclusive representative, to provide information that may be relevant to the terms and conditions of employment or the interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement;

(b) Includes a county's duty to furnish data to the exclusive representative that:

(I) Is normally maintained by the county in the regular course of business; and

(II) Is reasonably available and necessary for full and proper discussion, understanding, and negotiation of subjects within the scope of collective bargaining or subject to a grievance under a collective bargaining agreement; and

(c) Does not include an obligation to furnish information that constitutes guidance, advice, counsel, or training provided for managerial employees or executive employees relating to collective bargaining.

(3) Collective bargaining between a single county and an employee organization serving as the exclusive representative of more than one bargaining unit of county employees must be consolidated upon the request of the county.

(4) An exclusive representative and a county shall make a good faith effort to complete negotiations so that the terms of a collective bargaining agreement may be effectively considered by the board of county commissioners during the adoption of the county budget. The board of county commissioners is not obligated to make an appropriation of funds necessary to fund the terms of a collective bargaining agreement reached after October 15 of the year prior to the budget year if the exclusive representative has not been certified prior to June 1 of the current year unless otherwise agreed upon by both parties.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-512 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 5 / Section 8-13.3-512
8-13.3-512. Appeals
Status: in_force

8-13.3-512. Appeals. (1) The director shall establish a system for administrative review and determination of claims, and appeal of such determinations, including denial of family and medical leave insurance benefits. In establishing such system, the director may utilize any and all procedures and appeals mechanisms established under sections 8-4-111.5 (5), 8-74-102, and 8-74-103.

(2) Judicial review of any decision with respect to family and medical leave insurance benefits under this section is permitted in a court of competent jurisdiction after a covered individual aggrieved thereby has exhausted all administrative remedies established by the director. If a covered individual files a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce a judgment made under this section, any filing fee under article 32 of title 13 shall be waived.
C.R.S. § 8-74-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 74 / Section 8-74-101
8-74-101. Claims for benefits - employer-provided information required
Status: in_force

8-74-101. Claims for benefits - employer-provided information required. (1) Claims for benefits shall be made, processed, and reviewed pursuant to articles 70 to 82 of this title and such regulations as the director of the division may prescribe.

(2) Every employer shall post and maintain notices to inform his employees that he is subject to the "Colorado Employment Security Act" and has been so registered by the division. Such notices shall be conspicuously posted at or near work locations after an employer's account number has been assigned by the division and shall be supplied by the division in reasonable numbers and without cost.

(3) Copies of articles 70 to 82 of this title and rules and regulations shall be supplied without cost by the division to any person who requests a copy.

(4) At the time of separation from an employer, the employer shall provide each employee, in a written format and distribution method, to include electronic or hard copy, that is determined by the division, information regarding the availability of unemployment compensation benefits. The information must include:

(a) The employer's name and address;

(b) The employee's name and address;

(c) The employee's identification number or the last four numbers of the employee's social security number;

(d) The employee's start date, date of last day worked, year-to-date earnings, and wages for the last week the employee worked; and

(e) The reason the employee separated from the employer.
C.R.S. § 8-43-406 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 4 / Section 8-43-406
8-43-406. Compensation in lump sum
Status: in_force

8-43-406. Compensation in lump sum. (1) At any time after six months have elapsed from the date of injury, the claimant may elect to take all or any part of the compensation awarded in a lump sum by sending written notice of the election and the amount of benefits requested to the carrier or the noninsured or self-insured employer. The carrier or self-insured employer shall file the calculation of the lump sum due and notice that the lump sum has been paid to the claimant within ten days after the election. When the claimant is unrepresented, the director shall calculate amounts to be paid based on the present worth of partial payments, considering interest at four percent per annum, and less a deduction for the contingency of death. The director shall make the method of calculation of lump sums available to all parties at all times, including posting the information on the division's website. Neither the director nor an administrative law judge shall in any way attempt to condition the lump sum payment on the claimant waiving the right to pursue permanent total disability benefits.

(2) If a claimant who has been awarded compensation is the injured worker or the sole dependent of a deceased injured worker, the aggregate of all lump sums granted to the claimant must not exceed eighty thousand eight hundred sixty-eight dollars and ten cents.

(3) If a claimant who has been awarded compensation is one of multiple dependents of a deceased injured worker, the aggregate of all lump sums granted to the claimant must be a proportionate share, as determined by the director or administrative law judge, of an amount not to exceed one hundred sixty-one thousand seven hundred thirty-four dollars and fifteen cents.

(4) For injuries sustained on or after January 1, 2014, the director shall adjust the lump-sum limits set forth in subsections (2) and (3) of this section on July 1, 2014, and each July 1 thereafter, by the percentage of the adjustment made by the director to the state average weekly wage pursuant to section 8-47-106. A claimant who has received compensation under this section is not entitled to any further compensation under this section related to the claim as a result of an adjustment by the director pursuant to this subsection (4).
C.R.S. § 8-83-224 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 2 / Section 8-83-224
8-83-224. State council - duties
Status: in_force

8-83-224. State council - duties. (1) The state council shall function as, and is intended to meet the requirements for, the state work force development board referred to in the federal act. In addition to performing the functions set forth in subsection (2) of this section and the federal act, the state council shall serve in an advisory role to the governor for those areas specified by the federal act and shall serve as a conduit for information to local work force development areas, including facilitation of grant applications and assistance to work force development areas to enable work force development areas to successfully implement programs under the federal act.

(2) The state council shall assist the governor in the following:

(a) Development of the comprehensive five-year state plan as specified in section 8-83-209;

(b) Development and continuous improvement of a statewide system of activities that are funded pursuant to the federal act or carried out through a one-stop system as set forth in this part 2 that receives Title I moneys. Such improvement shall include the development of linkages in order to ensure coordination and prevent duplication among the programs and activities authorized in this part 2.

(c) Review of local plans submitted by the work force development boards and the rural consortium work force development board;

(d) Designation of local work force development areas;

(e) Commenting at least once annually on the measures taken pursuant to the federal "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act", 20 U.S.C. sec. 2301 et seq.;

(f) Review and comment on, and submission to the joint budget committee for review and comment on, allocation formulas for the distribution of Title I moneys for adult employment and training activities and youth activities to work force investment areas in accordance with the process established in section 8-83-223;

(g) Preparation of the annual report to the secretary of the United States department of labor;

(h) Development of the statewide employment statistics system described in the "Wagner-Peyser Act";

(i) Development of an application for an incentive grant authorized pursuant to the federal act;

(j) Any other functions as requested by the governor; and

(k) Other duties outlined in the federal act.

(3) The state council shall work in partnership with the business community, local work force area representatives, and other state and local partners to convene a state-level work group to address branding, marketing, and outreach to the public about the opportunities available in the work force development areas throughout the state. The work group shall convene not later than July 31, 2016. On or before January 15, 2017, the work group shall make recommendations for adoption into the biannual state plan regarding the updating of existing statutes and policies to ensure consistency and advancement in the work force program throughout the state.
C.R.S. § 8-13.5-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.5 / Part 1 / Section 8-13.5-101
8-13.5-101. Short title
Status: in_force

8-13.5-101. Short title. The short title of this part 1 is the "Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers Act".
C.R.S. § 8-73-109 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 73 / Section 8-73-109
8-73-109. Strikes or other labor disputes - definitions
Status: in_force

8-73-109. Strikes or other labor disputes - definitions. (1) (a) For purposes of this section:

(I) "Coordinated bargaining" means two or more employers bargaining with a union where there is communication and accommodation among the employers but where each is free to make independent decisions on some or all of the issues being negotiated with the union, either written notification of the intent to engage in coordinated bargaining has been provided to the union or the union has rejected an offer to engage in multiemployer bargaining, and one or more representatives of each employer participating in the coordinated bargaining is present at one or more bargaining sessions.

(II) "Defensive lockout" means a lockout:

(A) Reasonably imposed by an employer to protect materials, property, or operations; or

(B) Where a union or two or more employees that are represented by the union take economic action against an employer and that action causes the employer to lock out; or

(C) By any member of a multiemployer bargaining unit or an employer engaged in coordinated bargaining with one or more other employers if such lockout is initiated because of a strike or labor dispute involving any member of such multiemployer bargaining unit or coordinated bargaining group.

(III) "Lockout" means a refusal by an employer engaged in a dispute with a union to permit its employees to perform employment services.

(IV) "Multiemployer bargaining unit" means any group of two or more employers bargaining with a union as a single unit with the consent of each employer and the union.

(V) "Offensive lockout" means any lockout by an employer that does not satisfy the definition of a defensive lockout.

(VI) "Strike or labor dispute" means the withholding of employment services or other economic action by two or more employees that are represented by the union directed at an employer's business.

(b) An individual is ineligible for unemployment compensation benefits for any week with respect to which the division finds that his or her total or partial unemployment is due to a strike or labor dispute in the factory, establishment, or other premises in which he or she was employed and thereafter for such reasonable period of time, if any, as may be necessary for such factory, establishment, or other premises to resume normal operations.

(c) For the purposes of this section, a lockout by any member of a multiemployer bargaining unit or an employer engaged in coordinated bargaining with another employer shall constitute a labor dispute if such lockout was a defensive lockout. In accordance with paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the employees laid off in such a defensive lockout are ineligible for unemployment compensation benefits.

(d) However, notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), if his or her unemployment is due to an offensive lockout initiated by the employer, the individual will be determined eligible for unemployment compensation benefits.

(2) This section shall not apply if he is not participating in or financing or directly interested in the strike as an individual or as a member of the grade or class of workers conducting the strike. Participating in a strike shall include refusal to cross the picket line.

(3) If in any case separate branches of work which are commonly conducted as separate businesses in separate premises are conducted in separate departments of the same premises, each such department, for the purposes of this section, shall be deemed to be a separate factory, establishment, or other premises.
C.R.S. § 8-13.5-104 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.5 / Part 1 / Section 8-13.5-104
8-13.5-104. Right of nursing mothers to express breast milk in workplace - private location
Status: in_force

8-13.5-104. Right of nursing mothers to express breast milk in workplace - private location - discrimination prohibited. (1) An employer shall provide reasonable unpaid break time or permit an employee to use paid break time, meal time, or both, each day to allow the employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for up to two years after the child's birth.

(2) The employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location in close proximity to the work area, other than a toilet stall, where an employee can express breast milk in privacy.

(3) An employer that makes reasonable efforts to accommodate an employee who chooses to express breast milk in the workplace shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this section.

(4) The department of labor and employment shall provide, on its website, information and links to other websites where employers can access information regarding methods to accommodate nursing mothers in the workplace. The department shall consult with appropriate organizations or associations to determine the appropriate information and website links to provide on the department's website so as to provide employers with the most accurate and useful information available.

(5) Before an employee may seek litigation for a violation of this section, there shall be nonbinding mediation between the employer and the employee.
C.R.S. § 8-75-205 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 75 / Part 2 / Section 8-75-205
8-75-205. Benefits formula - limitation of benefits
Status: in_force

8-75-205. Benefits formula - limitation of benefits. (1) Formula. The division shall pay an employee who is eligible for unemployment compensation benefits under a work share plan a weekly benefit that is the product of the employee's regular weekly benefit amount pursuant to article 73 of this title, multiplied by the nearest full percentage of the reduction of the employee's work hours, rounded down to the next full dollar.

(2) Limitations. (a) An individual is not entitled to receive unemployment compensation benefits pursuant to this part 2 and regular unemployment compensation benefits that exceed the maximum allowable total benefits payable to an individual in a benefit year pursuant to articles 70 to 82 of this title.

(b) The division shall not pay unemployment compensation benefits to an employee for a week in which the employee is compensated for work for his or her employer that exceeds the reduced hours established under the work share plan.

(c) An employee receiving weekly unemployment compensation benefits under a work share plan is not entitled to receive benefits for partial employment pursuant to section 8-73-103 for the same week.

(d) The waiting period of one week in section 8-73-107 (1)(d) that applies to the payment of benefits for total or partial unemployment shall apply to the payment of benefits pursuant to this part 2.
C.R.S. § 8-41-209 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 41 / Part 2 / Section 8-41-209
8-41-209. Coverage for occupational diseases contracted by firefighters
Status: repealed

8-41-209. Coverage for occupational diseases contracted by firefighters. (1) Death, disability, or impairment of health of a firefighter of any political subdivision who has completed five or more years of employment as a firefighter, caused by cancer of the brain, skin, digestive system, hematological system, or genitourinary system and resulting from his or her employment as a firefighter, shall be considered an occupational disease.

(2) Any condition or impairment of health described in subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Shall be presumed to result from a firefighter's employment if, at the time of becoming a firefighter or thereafter, the firefighter underwent a physical examination that failed to reveal substantial evidence of such condition or impairment of health that preexisted his or her employment as a firefighter; and

(b) Shall not be deemed to result from the firefighter's employment if the firefighter's employer or insurer shows by a preponderance of the medical evidence that such condition or impairment did not occur on the job.

(3) Repealed.

(4) An employer who participates in the voluntary firefighter cancer benefits program created in part 4 of article 5 of title 29 is not subject to this section unless the employer ends participation in that program.
C.R.S. § 8-1-150 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-150
8-1-150. Licensing functions subject to periodic review
Status: repealed

8-1-150. Licensing functions subject to periodic review. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-13.5-204 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.5 / Part 2 / Section 8-13.5-204
8-13.5-204. Enforcement - penalties - relief - rules
Status: in_force

8-13.5-204. Enforcement - penalties - relief - rules. (1) An aggrieved agricultural worker, a whistleblower, or a key service provider who was unable to access an agricultural worker due to a violation of this part 2 may:

(a) Commence an action in district court against an agricultural employer for a violation of this part 2; or

(b) Assert a claim with the division pursuant to rules adopted by the director of the division against an agricultural employer. The director may investigate and order all remedies available in district court or may decline to investigate and thus authorize the complainant to file suit in district court. A decision by the director to decline to investigate must be made within ninety days after the claim is filed as established by rule of the director. The statute of limitations is tolled for the purpose of filing a claim in district court from the date that the claim is asserted until ninety days after the director declines to investigate the claim.

(2) (a) A court may:

(I) Order injunctive relief to enjoin the continuance of the violation of this part 2;

(II) Award the plaintiff actual damages or ten thousand dollars, whichever is greater; and

(III) Award the plaintiff attorney fees.

(b) Any amounts recovered by a whistleblower or key service provider pursuant to this section must be distributed to agricultural workers affected by the violation who can be located, insofar as such disbursement is economically feasible.

(3) An aggrieved agricultural worker or whistleblower is entitled to all rights, remedies, and penalties afforded under section 8-2-206.
C.R.S. § 8-72-103 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 72 / Section 8-72-103
8-72-103. Publications
Status: in_force

8-72-103. Publications. The director of the division shall determine what information should be made public in order to carry out the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title. Materials of the division circulated in quantity outside the executive branch shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 24-1-136, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 8-46-306 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 46 / Part 3 / Section 8-46-306
8-46-306. Applications - medical panel - awards - limitations
Status: in_force

8-46-306. Applications - medical panel - awards - limitations. (1) Payments from the medical disaster insurance fund shall be awarded by the director only after an application therefor has been filed by a claimant employee, the claimant's employer, or such employer's insurance carrier, or one on their behalf, and approved by the director for admission to the fund, in any case where the limits of liability provided under section 8-42-101 have been exhausted.

(2) The director shall, in every case where an application for payments from the medical disaster insurance fund is filed, immediately, after receipt of such application, appoint a medical panel of three medical experts to see and examine the applicant, each of whom shall render a report to the director, advising whether or not the expenditure of further sums of money will promote recovery, alleviate pain, or reduce disability, suggesting the form and manner of further treatment or services and suggesting the reasonable cost thereof.

(3) The director, upon receipt of reports from each of the medical experts appointed in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, shall either deny the application or award payments from the medical disaster insurance fund, based upon such reports and as nearly as possible in accordance with the majority opinion and suggestions of the medical panel.

(4) In making payment awards from the medical disaster insurance fund, the director shall be limited in any one case to the sum of fifty-five thousand dollars, less any amounts of money expended by the employer or the employer's insurance carrier for medical, surgical, or hospital services and the costs of any prosthetic devices, or the reasonable value of any such services or devices furnished by the employer or the employer's insurance carrier.

(5) The director shall award, and the state treasurer shall pay from the medical disaster insurance fund, the reasonable fees and expenses of the appointed members of the medical panel.
C.R.S. § 8-83-103 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 1 / Section 8-83-103
8-83-103. Powers, duties, and functions - acceptance of money
Status: repealed

8-83-103. 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 this article 83. The division and the director of the division are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions as prescribed under this article 83 under the direction and supervision of the executive director of the department. Any vacancy in the office of director is filled in the manner provided by law.

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

(3) Repealed.

(4) 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. § 8-47-202 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 47 / Part 2 / Section 8-47-202
8-47-202. Information furnished to division - confidential use
Status: in_force

8-47-202. Information furnished to division - confidential use. Every employer shall furnish the division, upon request, all information required by it to accomplish the purposes of articles 40 to 47 of this title. The information shall be for the confidential use of the division, unless otherwise ordered by the director, and shall not be open to the public nor used in any court or any action or proceeding pending therein, unless the director is a party to such action or proceeding.
C.R.S. § 8-12-104 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 12 / Section 8-12-104
8-12-104. Exemptions
Status: in_force

8-12-104. Exemptions. (1) The provisions of this article, except section 8-12-110, shall not apply to the following:

(a) School work and supervised educational activities;

(b) Home chores;

(c) Work done for a parent or guardian, except where the parent or guardian receives any payment therefor;

(d) Newsboys and newspaper carriers.

(2) Any minor employed as an actor, model, or performer shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (1) of section 8-12-105.

(3) The director may grant exemptions from any provision of this article, except for sections 8-12-113 and 8-12-114, for an individual minor if he finds that such an exemption would be in the best interests of the minor involved. In granting exemptions, the director shall consider, among other things, the previous training which the minor has received in his proposed occupation and his knowledge of the proper safety measures to be taken in connection with such occupation. The director may require any applicant for an exemption from section 8-12-110 to submit to a test of his ability to perform the skills required for the proposed occupation. Such tests may be administered by a community and technical college, a private occupational school, or any other institution which offers courses in the skills required, which courses are approved by either the state board for community colleges and occupational education or the private occupational school division.

(4) Any employer, minor, minor's parent or guardian, school official, or youth employment specialist may request an exemption, as provided in subsection (3) of this section, from a provision of this article.
C.R.S. § 8-70-143 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 70 / Section 8-70-143
8-70-143. Applicability of legislation
Status: in_force

8-70-143. Applicability of legislation. Legislation which amends, repeals, or adds to the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title shall become applicable to unemployment compensation claims on the first day (Sunday) of the first calendar week subsequent to the effective date of such legislation unless a different applicability date is specifically provided for by the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 8-2-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 8-2-102
8-2-102. Coercion of employees unlawful
Status: in_force

8-2-102. Coercion of employees unlawful. It is unlawful for any individual, company, or corporation or any member of any firm, or an agent, officer, or employee of any company or corporation to prevent employees from forming, joining, or belonging to any lawful labor organization, union, society, or political party, or to coerce or attempt to coerce employees by discharging or threatening to discharge them from their employ or the employ of any firm, company, or corporation because of their connection with such lawful labor organization, union, society, or political party.
C.R.S. § 8-12-106 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 12 / Section 8-12-106
8-12-106. Permissible occupations at age nine or older
Status: in_force

8-12-106. Permissible occupations at age nine or older. (1) Subject to the limitations of sections 8-12-105 and 8-12-110, any minor at age nine or older shall be permitted employment in any of the following nonhazardous occupations:

(a) Delivery of handbills, advertising, and advertising samples;

(b) Shoeshining;

(c) Gardening and care of lawns involving no power-driven lawn equipment;

(d) Cleaning of walks involving no power-driven snow-removal equipment;

(e) Casual work usual to the home of the employer and not specifically prohibited in this article;

(f) Caddying on golf courses;

(g) Any other occupation which is similar to those enumerated in this subsection (1) and is not specifically prohibited by this article.
C.R.S. § 8-20.5-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20.5 / Part 1 / Section 8-20.5-101
8-20.5-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

8-20.5-101. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Abandoned tank" means an underground or aboveground petroleum storage tank that the current tank owner or operator or current property owner did not install, has never operated or leased to another for operation, and had no reason to know was present on the site at the time of site acquisition.

(2) (a) "Aboveground storage tank" means any one or a combination of containers, vessels, and enclosures, including structures and appurtenances connected to them, constructed of nonearthen materials, including but not limited to concrete, steel, or plastic, which provide structural support, used to contain or dispense fuel products and the volume of which, including the pipes connected thereto, is ninety percent or more above the surface of the ground.

(b) "Aboveground storage tank" does not include:

(I) A wastewater treatment tank system that is part of a wastewater treatment facility;

(II) Equipment or machinery that contains regulated substances for operational purposes;

(III) (A) Farm and residential tanks or tanks used for horticultural or floricultural operations.

(B) Nothing in sub-subparagraph (A) of this subparagraph (III), as amended by House Bill 05-1180, as enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly, shall be construed as changing the property tax classification of property owned by a horticultural or floricultural operation.

(IV) Aboveground storage tanks located at natural gas pipeline facilities that are regulated under state or federal natural gas pipeline acts;

(V) Aboveground storage tanks associated with natural gas liquids separation, gathering, and production;

(VI) Aboveground storage tanks associated with crude oil production, storage, and gathering;

(VII) Aboveground storage tanks at transportation-related facilities regulated by the federal department of transportation;

(VIII) Aboveground storage tanks used to store heating oil for consumptive use on the premises where stored;

(IX) Aboveground storage tanks used to store flammable and combustible liquids at mining facilities and construction and earthmoving projects, including gravel pits, quarries, and borrow pits where, in the opinion of the director of the division of oil and public safety, tight control by the owner or contractor and isolation from other structures make it unnecessary to meet the requirements of this article;

(X) Any other aboveground tank excluded by regulation.

(2.5) "Alternative fuel" means a motor fuel that combines petroleum-based fuel products with renewable fuels.

(3) "Closure" means the abandonment of an underground storage tank in place or the removal and disposal of an underground storage tank.

(4) "Department" means the department of labor and employment, created in section 24-1-121, C.R.S.

(5) "Designee" means a qualified municipality, city, home rule city, city and county, county, fire protection district, or any other political subdivision of the state, including a county or district public health agency created pursuant to section 25-1-506, C.R.S., which county or district public health agency is acting under agreement or contract with the department for the implementation of the provisions of this article.

(5.5) "Fee lands" means land owned in fee simple within the exterior boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian reservations in Colorado. "Fee land" does not mean land owned by an Indian tribe or the federal government or held in trust by the federal government for the use or benefit of an Indian tribe or its members.

(6) "Fuel products" means all gasoline, aviation gasoline, diesel, aviation turbine fuel, jet fuel, fuel oil, biodiesel, biodiesel blends, kerosene, all alcohol blended fuels, gas or gaseous compounds, and other volatile, flammable, or combustible liquids, produced, compounded, and offered for sale or used for the purpose of generating heat, light, or power in internal combustion engines or fuel cells, for cleaning or for any other similar usage.

(7) "Municipality" means any city or any town operating under general or special laws of the state of Colorado or any home rule city or town, the charter or ordinances of which contain no provisions inconsistent with the provisions of part 3 of this article.

(8) "Operator" means any person in control of, or having responsibility for, the operation of an underground or aboveground storage tank.

(9) "Orphan tank" means an underground storage tank which is:

(a) Owned or operated by an unidentified owner as defined in this article; or

(b) No longer in use and was not closed in accordance with the procedures required by this article and the property has changed ownership prior to December 22, 1988, and such property is no longer used to dispense fuels.

(10) (a) "Owner" means:

(I) In the case of an underground storage tank in use on or after November 8, 1984, or brought into use after that date, any person who owns an underground storage tank used for the storage, use, or dispensing of regulated substances;

(II) In the case of an underground storage tank in use before November 8, 1984, but no longer in use on or after November 8, 1984, any person who owned such tank immediately before the discontinuation of its use; or

(III) Any person who owns an aboveground storage tank.

(b) For purposes of corrective action for petroleum releases, the term "owner" does not include any person who, without participating in the management of an underground storage tank and otherwise not engaged in petroleum production, refining, and marketing, holds indicia of ownership primarily to protect a security interest in or lien on the tank or the property where the tank is located.

(11) "Person" means any individual, trust, firm, joint-stock company, corporation (including a government corporation), partnership, association, commission, municipality, state, county, city and county, political subdivision of a state, interstate body, consortium, joint venture, commercial entity, or the government of the United States.

(12) "Property owner" means a person having a legal or equitable interest in real or personal property that is subject to this article.

(13) "Regulated substance" means:

(a) Any substance defined in section 101 (14) of the federal "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980", as amended, but not including any substance regulated as a hazardous waste under subtitle C of Title II of the federal "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976", as amended;

(b) Petroleum, including crude oil, and crude oil or any fraction thereof that is liquid at standard conditions of temperature and pressure (60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute);

(c) Alternative fuel; or

(d) Renewable fuel.

(14) "Release" means any spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching, or disposing of a regulated substance from an underground storage tank into groundwater, surface water, or subsurface soils.

(14.5) "Renewable fuel" means a motor vehicle fuel that is produced from plant or animal products or wastes, as opposed to fossil fuel sources.

(15) "Reportable quantities" means quantities of a released regulated substance which equal or exceed the reportable quantity under the federal "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980", as amended, and petroleum products in quantities of twenty-five gallons or more.

(16) "Tank" means a stationary device designed to contain an accumulation of a regulated substance, constructed primarily of nonearthen materials which provide structural support including, but not limited to, wood, concrete, steel, or plastic.

(17) (a) "Underground storage tank" means any one or combination of tanks, including underground pipes connected thereto, except those identified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (17), that is used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances and the volume of which, including the volume of underground pipes connected thereto, is ten percent or more beneath the surface of the ground.

(b) "Underground storage tank" does not include:

(I) Any farm or residential tank with a capacity of one thousand one hundred gallons or less used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;

(II) Any tank used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on the premises where stored;

(III) Any septic tank;

(IV) Any pipeline facility, including its gathering lines, regulated under the federal "Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968", as amended, or the federal "Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979", as amended, or regulated under Colorado law if such facility is an intrastate facility;

(V) Any surface impoundment, pit, pond, lagoon, or landfill;

(VI) Any storm-water or wastewater collection system;

(VII) Any flow-through process tank;

(VIII) Any liquid trap or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production and gathering operations;

(IX) Any storage tank situated in an underground area, such as a basement, cellar, mine-working, drift, shaft, or tunnel area, if the tank is situated upon or above the surface of the floor;

(X) Any pipes connected to any tank described in subparagraphs (I) to (IX) of this paragraph (b); or

(XI) Any other underground tank excluded by regulation.

(18) "Upgrade" means the addition or retrofit of some systems such as cathodic protection, lining, modification of the system piping, or spill and overfill controls to improve the ability of a petroleum storage tank system to prevent the release of product.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-523 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 5 / Section 8-13.3-523
8-13.3-523. Severability
Status: in_force

8-13.3-523. Severability. If any provision of this part 5 or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of part 5 or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
C.R.S. § 8-83-105 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 1 / Section 8-83-105
8-83-105. Personnel
Status: in_force

8-83-105. Personnel. Subject to other provisions of this article and the state personnel system regulations, the division is authorized to appoint, fix the compensation, and prescribe the duties and powers of such officers, accountants, attorneys, experts, and other persons as may be necessary in the performance of its duties. The division may delegate to any person so appointed such power as it deems reasonable and proper for the effective administration of this article. In its discretion, the division may bond any person handling moneys or signing checks under this article.
C.R.S. § 8-2-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 8-2-108
8-2-108. Unlawful for employer to prevent employees participating in politics
Status: in_force

8-2-108. Unlawful for employer to prevent employees participating in politics. (1) It is unlawful for any corporation, company, partnership, association, individual, or any employer of labor, or for any agent thereof to make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy forbidding or preventing any of his or her employees from engaging or participating in politics or from becoming a candidate for public office or being elected to and entering upon the duties of any public office. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the injured employee from recovering damages from his employer for injury suffered through a violation of this section.
C.R.S. § 8-45-118 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 45 / Section 8-45-118
8-45-118. Treasurer custodian of fund - disbursements
Status: in_force

8-45-118. Treasurer custodian of fund - disbursements. (1) The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the Pinnacol Assurance fund, and all disbursements therefrom shall be paid either by the state treasurer upon warrants drawn in accordance with law upon vouchers issued by the board upon order of the chief executive officer, or by or under the direction of the chief executive officer in such other manner as the state treasurer may approve. In every case occurring in which a warrant has been drawn in accordance with law against the state treasurer upon vouchers issued by the board for payment of any sum of money from the Pinnacol Assurance fund, or when another form of payment has been made from such fund by or under the direction of the chief executive officer, and the time within which said warrant or other form of payment shall be presented for payment in order to be valid has not been stamped, printed, or written across the face thereof, or otherwise specified, and a period of six months has elapsed since the issuance of such warrant or other form of payment, during which no person entitled thereto, or the proceeds thereof, has presented the same to the state treasurer for payment, or appeared to claim the funds so authorized to be paid from the hands of the state treasurer or the chief executive officer, such warrant or other form of payment may in the discretion of the chief executive officer be posted for cancellation, and thereafter canceled and set aside.

(2) In every such case in which it is proposed to cancel any such warrant, the chief executive officer shall cause a notice to be drawn in duplicate, with a description of said warrant containing the amount, number, date of issuance, and name of payee, and shall cause one copy of said notice to be posted in a conspicuous place that is open to the public in the office of said board and one copy to be delivered to the state treasurer. If, at the end of one month after the posting of such notice and the delivery of a copy to the state treasurer, such warrant is not presented for payment and no person entitled to the proceeds thereof appears to claim the funds so authorized to be paid in said warrant, said warrant may be canceled as provided in this section.

(3) (a) The state treasurer shall, upon the request of the chief executive officer, transfer any such funds held to the credit of or for the payment of such warrant back to the credit of the Pinnacol Assurance fund. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), if at any time thereafter application shall be made for the reissuance of such warrant, the same may be reissued, if the claim that it represents appears to be valid and still outstanding. Such reissued warrant shall be made payable from the moneys on deposit in the Pinnacol Assurance fund and shall be made payable to the person entitled to the proceeds thereof.

(b) For warrants issued on or after August 6, 2003, the funds transferred pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section shall be subject to the "Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act", article 13 of title 38, and for purposes of this subsection (3)(b), Pinnacol Assurance shall be considered an insurance company as defined in section 38-13-102 (13).

(4) Except as provided in section 8-45-117, the powers and discretion granted in this section to the chief executive officer and the state treasurer shall obtain in all cases relating to the warrants or other forms of payment drawn on the Pinnacol Assurance fund, anything to the contrary in any statute notwithstanding.
C.R.S. § 8-17-107 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 17 / Section 8-17-107
8-17-107. Federal and state law
Status: in_force

8-17-107. Federal and state law. Nothing in this article applies to any project that receives federal moneys. In addition, nothing in this article contravenes any existing treaty, law, agreement, or regulation of the United States. Contracts entered into in accordance with any treaty, law, agreement, or regulation of the United States do not violate this article to the extent of that accordance. The requirements of this article are suspended if such requirement would contravene any treaty, law, agreement, or regulation of the United States, or would cause denial of federal moneys or preclude the ability to access federal moneys that would otherwise be available.
C.R.S. § 8-12-109 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 12 / Section 8-12-109
8-12-109. Permissible occupations at age sixteen or older
Status: in_force

8-12-109. Permissible occupations at age sixteen or older. In addition to the occupations permitted by sections 8-12-106 to 8-12-108 and subject to the limitations of sections 8-12-105 and 8-12-110, any minor sixteen years of age or older shall be permitted employment in any occupation which involves the use of a motor vehicle if the minor is licensed to operate the motor vehicle for such purpose pursuant to article 2 of title 42, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 8-83-603 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 6 / Section 8-83-603
8-83-603. Statewide digital navigator program - office of future of work - rules - appropr
Status: in_force

8-83-603. Statewide digital navigator program - office of future of work - rules - appropriation. (1) On or before January 1, 2023, the office shall create a statewide digital navigator program. The purpose of the program is to address digital inequities that prevent youth and adults from securing employment. To address digital inequities, the program may provide services and supports, including access to digital technology, computer and technology skills training, and affordable internet service through the employment of digital navigators. The office shall, through an application process, select at least one administering entity to administer the digital navigator program. The digital navigator program will deploy digital navigators to:

(a) (I) Conduct outreach to target populations in need of internet access, hardware, software, and digital skills;

(II) Provide technology and literacy support to target populations; and

(III) Connect target populations to resources in order to remove barriers to training and employment;

(b) Make referrals to and facilitate enrollment of target populations in:

(I) Digital literacy classes and workshops;

(II) Reskilling, upskilling, and next-skilling opportunities;

(III) Support services;

(IV) Basic literacy or numeracy instruction or tutoring;

(V) Workforce development services; and

(VI) Work-based learning opportunities, including work-based learning opportunities created in section 8-83-602;

(c) Connect target populations to low-cost internet programs and resources;

(d) Identify and help distribute the necessary technologies to target populations;

(e) Provide ad hoc basic digital skills support to target populations, including:

(I) Setting up a computer;

(II) Connecting a device to the internet; and

(III) Assisting people in completing a job search, creating a profile through the my Colorado journey platform administered by the work force development council, creating an account with the connecting Colorado students grant program created in article 103 of title 23, and applying for public benefits through online applications;

(f) Serve as on-the-ground data collectors to provide a detailed picture of Colorado community needs to inform the office and its partners described in subsection (3) of this section on where additional resources should be invested; and

(g) Align and coordinate with other navigator programs and service providers.

(2) In order to be considered by the office for selection as the administering entity of the digital navigator program, an entity shall submit an application to the office, in a form and manner established by the office, that:

(a) Demonstrates the entity's record of conducting outreach to a target population or multiple target populations;

(b) Outlines how the entity plans to partner with community organizations that include a public school, a public or multifamily housing authority, a library, a health-care provider, a community college or other institution of higher education, a state library agency, a public workforce center, and any other nonprofit or governmental community support organization, as applicable, to accomplish the purposes of the program; and

(c) Describes the entity's administrative capacity to successfully administer the program.

(3) The office shall work collaboratively with other offices and divisions in the department, the department of higher education, the department of education, the Colorado broadband office created in section 24-37.5-903, the department of human services, the office of e-health innovation in the governor's office, and the office of economic development to identify and support diverse partners and employers.

(4) (a) The office shall share outcomes of the program with partners described in subsection (3) of this section and collect data concerning the program that includes:

(I) The outreach activities conducted;

(II) The number of individuals served by the navigators and the de-identified demographics of those individuals, including race, geographic region or zip code, and whether the individuals meet low-income criteria as determined by the department; and

(III) Any outcomes and data to measure the success of the program, including skills attainment and employment attainment.

(b) The office shall include the outcomes shared and the data collected pursuant to this subsection (4) in the presentations required by section 8-83-602 at the hearings held under the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2.

(5) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate two million dollars from the general fund to the department for use by the office 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.

(6) The executive director of the department may promulgate rules to implement this section.
C.R.S. § 8-43-205 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 2 / Section 8-43-205
8-43-205. Mediation
Status: in_force

8-43-205. Mediation. (1) Any party involved in a claim arising under articles 40 to 47 of this title may request mediation services by filing a request for mediation services with the division. However, mediation shall be entirely voluntary and shall not be conducted without the consent of all parties to the claim. If a request for mediation services is made after an application for a hearing has been filed, the administrative law judge hearing the dispute shall approve, on motion of the parties, the submission of the dispute to mediation prior to hearing the matter. An application for mediation services shall be filed on a form prescribed by the director. Upon receiving the application for mediation services, the director shall cause a mediation conference to occur within thirty days thereafter. At a mediation conference, the claimant may be represented by the claimant, counsel, or any other agent of the claimant's choice. Mediators need not be attorneys.

(2) Mediation proceedings conducted pursuant to this section shall be considered to be settlement negotiations and are confidential. No admission, representation, or statement made in the course of such mediation proceedings that is not otherwise subject to discovery or otherwise obtainable under the procedures established in articles 40 to 47 of this title shall be admissible as evidence or subject to discovery under said articles. No mediator who participates in mediation proceedings conducted pursuant to this section shall be compelled or permitted to testify about any matter discussed or revealed during such proceedings in any other proceeding under articles 40 to 47 of this title.

(3) The division shall develop a program to implement the provisions of this section. Such program shall be a simple, nonadversarial method for the mediation of disputes arising under articles 40 to 47 of this title. Such program shall provide for the use of neutral mediators and the conduct of proceedings in an informal setting. The director shall adopt rules and regulations to implement such program.
C.R.S. § 8-20-229 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-229
8-20-229. Penalty
Status: repealed

8-20-229. Penalty. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-13-104 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13 / Section 8-13-104
8-13-104. Eight-hour day for public employees
Status: repealed

8-13-104. Eight-hour day for public employees. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-20-230 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-230
8-20-230. Submittal of plans
Status: in_force

8-20-230. Submittal of plans. (1) Plans for all installations utilizing liquid fuel products, except for those liquid fuel products which are defined as regulated substances and regulated pursuant to article 20.5 of this title, in storage containers of an aggregate of over fifteen hundred gallons water capacity, including gasoline stations, garages, stores, and all other places where said products are dispensed, shall be submitted to the director of the division of oil and public safety for approval before construction begins.

(2) Plans for the preceding installations shall include:

(a) Provisions for extended protection against underground leaks due to corrosion, erosion, electrolysis, galvanic action, soil shifting, soil compaction, and high groundwater tables;

(b) Provisions for a containment of liquid fuels in the event of damage to fuel dispensers and attendant piping;

(c) Provisions for safety of human and environmental life.
C.R.S. § 8-41-201 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 41 / Part 2 / Section 8-41-201
8-41-201. Not applicable to common carriers
Status: in_force

8-41-201. Not applicable to common carriers. The provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title shall not apply to common carriers by railroad but shall apply to all other employers as defined in said articles engaged in intrastate or interstate commerce, or both, except those employers, other than the Colorado division of civil air patrol, for whom a rule of liability is established by the laws of the United States.
C.R.S. § 8-20-406 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 8-20-406
8-20-406. Submittal of plans
Status: in_force

8-20-406. Submittal of plans. (1) Plans for all installations utilizing liquefied petroleum gas storage containers of over two thousand gallons water capacity shall be submitted to the director of the division of oil and public safety for approval before construction of such installations begins.

(2) Plans for any of the following shall be submitted to the director of the division of oil and public safety for approval before installation:

(a) Service stations supplying liquefied petroleum gas for motor fuel;

(b) Installations for filling of cylinders (bottles) or other portable containers meeting surface transportation board specifications;

(c) Industrial bulk storage installations and all other bulk storage installations utilizing storage containers for liquefied petroleum gas of over two thousand gallons aggregate water capacity.
C.R.S. § 8-73-106 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 73 / Section 8-73-106
8-73-106. Seasonal industry - definitions
Status: repealed

8-73-106. Seasonal industry - definitions. (1) (a) As used in articles 70 to 82 of this title, "seasonal industry" means an industry or functionally distinct occupation within an industry which, because of climatic conditions or the seasonal nature of the employment, customarily employs workers only during a regularly recurring period or periods of less than twenty-six weeks in a calendar year. "Nonseasonal period or periods" means the time within a calendar year other than the seasonal period or periods. "Seasonal worker" means an individual who has been paid seasonal wages by a seasonal employer for seasonal work only during the designated seasonal period.

(b) During the nonseasonal period or periods, the seasonal employer may employ not more than twenty-five percent of the total number of workers in each functionally distinct occupation that were employed in the previous seasonal period or periods without losing the seasonal designation for that functionally distinct occupation, so long as the seasonal employer does not employ any workers in the designated seasonal occupations during a consecutive forty-five-day period at any time following the seasonal period or periods. A worker who performs services for the same seasonal employer outside the employer's designated seasonal period or periods shall not be considered a seasonal worker for any period, and all wages paid by the seasonal employer to such worker shall be considered nonseasonal wages. If a seasonal worker performs services for the same seasonal employer outside the employer's designated seasonal period or periods thereby resulting in the loss of the worker's seasonal status and if such worker is not thereafter employed by such employer between any two following designated seasonal periods, the worker may thereafter be reemployed by such seasonal employer and regain his status as a seasonal worker.

(2) The director of the division shall prescribe rules and regulations applicable to seasonal industries for determining their normal seasonal period or periods and seasonal workers, as such terms are defined in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Upon written application filed with the division by an employer, the director of the division shall determine and may thereafter redetermine, from time to time in accordance with the rules and regulations of the division, the normal seasonal period during which workers are ordinarily employed for the purpose of carrying on seasonal operations in the seasonal industry in which such employer is engaged. Such determination shall be made by said director within ninety days after the filing of such application by an employer with the division. Until such determination by the director of the division, no occupation or industry shall be deemed seasonal. Any employing unit affected by such seasonal determination may appeal the determination in accordance with section 8-76-113. For the purpose of determining whether an individual is a seasonal worker and the duration of such individual's benefits, the determination by said director of the normal seasonal period of a seasonal industry shall be applicable to the filing of the quarterly report of wages in the calendar quarter commencing after the date of such determination.

(4) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 8-20-904 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 9 / Section 8-20-904
8-20-904. Penalty
Status: in_force

8-20-904. Penalty. If any person, partnership, corporation, or association violates the provisions of this part 9, or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this part 9, such person, partnership, corporation, or association is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars for each offense.
C.R.S. § 8-20-903 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 9 / Section 8-20-903
8-20-903. District attorney to bring actions
Status: in_force

8-20-903. District attorney to bring actions. Whenever the director of the division of oil and public safety discovers that any person, partnership, corporation, or association has sold or is offering for sale any brake fluid that does not conform to the minimum specifications established, the director shall notify the seller to immediately discontinue the sale of such nonconforming brake fluid. If such seller continues to offer the same for sale, it is the duty of the director to bring such violation to the attention of the district attorney in such respective district to enforce the provisions of this part 9 by appropriate action or injunctive relief in courts of competent jurisdiction.
C.R.S. § 8-75-202 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 75 / Part 2 / Section 8-75-202
8-75-202. Definitions
Status: in_force

8-75-202. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Affected unit" means a specified plant, department, shift, or other definable unit to which a work share plan applies.

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

(3) "Normal weekly work hours" means the number of hours in a week that an employee ordinarily works for a participating employer or forty hours, whichever is less.

(4) "Work share plan" means a plan for reducing unemployment under which employees who are members of an affected unit share the work remaining after a reduction in their normal weekly work hours.
C.R.S. § 8-1-109 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-109
8-1-109. Employer to furnish safe place to work
Status: repealed

8-1-109. Employer to furnish safe place to work. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-47-209 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 47 / Part 2 / Section 8-47-209
8-47-209. Expenses of division
Status: in_force

8-47-209. Expenses of division. All expenses incurred by the division pursuant to the provisions of the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" shall be paid from funds appropriated for the use of the division upon claims therefor which shall be itemized and sworn to by the person who incurred the same. The claims shall be allowed by the director subject to the approval of the controller. The traveling expenses of the director or of any employees of the division, incurred while on business of the division outside of the state of Colorado, shall be paid in the manner aforesaid, but only when such expenses are authorized in advance by the controller to be incurred by the division.
C.R.S. § 8-4-119 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 4 / Section 8-4-119
8-4-119. Penalty provisions
Status: in_force

8-4-119. Penalty provisions. (1) Any field labor contractor who commits a violation of any provision of this article or implementing regulation shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for each violation. The penalty shall be assessed by the director pursuant to a published schedule of penalties and after written notice and after an opportunity for hearing under procedures established by the director. This provision as to civil penalties shall not exclude the possibility of criminal penalties as set forth in this article.

(2) The director, in the director's discretion, may grant a reasonable period of time, but in no event longer than ten days after the day of notification, for correction of the violation. In the event the violation is corrected within that period, no penalty shall be imposed.
C.R.S. § 8-20.5-204 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20.5 / Part 2 / Section 8-20.5-204
8-20.5-204. Installation and upgrading of underground storage tanks
Status: in_force

8-20.5-204. Installation and upgrading of underground storage tanks. (1) Plans for any installation of a new underground storage tank and plans for the complete upgrading of an existing underground storage tank shall be submitted by the owner or operator of the proposed or existing underground storage tank to the director of the division of oil and public safety for approval prior to such installation or upgrading.

(2) Plans for the installation of a new underground storage tank or for the complete upgrading of an existing underground storage tank shall be in compliance with the rules promulgated pursuant to section 8-20.5-202 (1). The director of the division of oil and public safety or a designee shall approve or reject proposed plans and amendments thereto within twenty working days after submittal of the plan. If no action is taken by the director of the division of oil and public safety or a designee within twenty working days after submittal, the plans shall be deemed approved.

(3) In an emergency situation the director of the division of oil and public safety shall respond to plans within twenty-four hours.

(4) The director of the division of oil and public safety or a designee shall make an on-site inspection of every new installation and every upgrading of an existing underground storage tank prior to the operational start-up of such tank to ensure that all of the standards established in this part 2 have been met. The director of the division of oil and public safety or a designee shall complete the on-site inspection within ten calendar days prior to the anticipated operational start-up date. For the purposes of this subsection (4), a designee may be an underground storage tank inspector when licensed as such by the director of the division of oil and public safety.

(5) All installations and inspections of underground storage tanks shall be performed in accordance with the rules promulgated by the director of the division of oil and public safety pursuant to section 8-20.5-202 (1).

(6) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall establish a fee to be paid by each person submitting plans pursuant to subsection (1) of this section for on-site inspection. The fees paid pursuant to this subsection (6) shall be:

(a) Used for the administration of this section; and

(b) No more than necessary to offset the direct costs of the inspections conducted pursuant to subsections (4) and (5) of this section, but in no event more than one hundred fifty dollars.
C.R.S. § 8-5-202 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 5 / Part 2 / Section 8-5-202
8-5-202. Record keeping
Status: in_force

8-5-202. Record keeping. An employer shall keep records of job descriptions and wage rate history for each employee for the duration of the employment plus two years after the end of employment in order to determine if there is a pattern of wage discrepancy.
C.R.S. § 8-9-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 9 / Section 8-9-102
8-9-102. Copies to be given employer and assignor
Status: in_force

8-9-102. Copies to be given employer and assignor. No assignment of wages shall be valid or enforceable unless a copy of the assignment is given or mailed by registered mail to the employer within five days after its execution and a copy of the assignment given to the wage earner making the assignment.
C.R.S. § 8-41-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 41 / Part 1 / Section 8-41-101
8-41-101. Assumption of risk - negligence of employee or fellow servant
Status: in_force

8-41-101. Assumption of risk - negligence of employee or fellow servant. (1) In an action to recover damages for a personal injury sustained by an employee while engaged in the line of duty, or for death resulting from personal injuries so sustained, in which recovery is sought upon the ground of want of ordinary care of the employer, or of the officer, agent, or servant of the employer, it shall not be a defense:

(a) That the employee, either expressly or impliedly, assumed the risk of the hazard complained of as due to the employer's negligence;

(b) That the injury or death was caused, in whole or in part, by the want of ordinary care of a fellow servant;

(c) That the injury or death was caused, in whole or in part, by the want of ordinary care of the injured employee where such want of care was not willful.
C.R.S. § 8-1-113 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-113
8-1-113. Agents of division and director - powers
Status: in_force

8-1-113. Agents of division and director - powers. (1) For the purpose of making any investigation with regard to any employment or place of employment or other matter contemplated by the provisions of this article, the director, with the approval of the executive director of the department of labor and employment, has the power to appoint temporarily, by an order in writing, any deputy or any other competent person as an agent, whose duties shall be prescribed in such order.

(2) In the discharge of his duties such agent has every power whatsoever for obtaining information granted in this article to the director and the division, and all powers granted by law to officers authorized to take depositions are granted to such agent.

(3) The director may conduct any number of investigations contemporaneously through different agents and may delegate to such agents the taking of all testimony bearing upon any investigation or hearing. The decision of the director shall be based upon his examination of all testimony and records. The recommendations made by such agent shall be advisory only and shall not preclude any further investigation or the taking of further testimony if the director so orders.
C.R.S. § 8-73-115 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 73 / Section 8-73-115
8-73-115. Dependent allowance - study - repeal
Status: repealed

8-73-115. Dependent allowance - study - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-70-125.7 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 70 / Section 8-70-125.7
8-70-125.7. Employment - property tax work-off program participants
Status: in_force

8-70-125.7. Employment - property tax work-off program participants. "Employment" includes services performed by participants in a property tax work-off program established pursuant to article 3.7 of title 39, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 8-12-116 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 12 / Section 8-12-116
8-12-116. Penalty and damages for violations
Status: in_force

8-12-116. Penalty and damages for violations. [Editor's note: This version of this section is effective January 1, 2025.] (1) Any person, including any firm or corporation, or any agent, manager, superintendent, or foreperson of any firm or corporation, that, individually or through an agent, subagent, manager, superintendent, or foreperson, violates or fails to comply with this article 12 is subject to the following penalties:

(a) Except as described in subsections (1)(c) and (5) of this section, a person who commits a violation of section 8-12-110 or rules promulgated under that section shall be required to pay a fine of not less than two thousand dollars but not more than four thousand dollars;

(b) Except as described in subsections (1)(d) and (5) of this section, a person who commits a violation of any provision of this article 12 other than section 8-12-110 shall be required to pay a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars but not more than one thousand dollars;

(c) A person who commits a willful violation of section 8-12-110 or rules promulgated under that section or a second or subsequent violation of section 8-12-110 or rules promulgated under that section within five years after the person's most recent violation of this article 12 shall be required to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars but not more than ten thousand dollars; and

(d) A person who commits a willful violation of any provision of this article 12 other than section 8-12-110 or a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this article 12 other than section 8-12-110 within five years after the person's most recent violation of this article 12 shall be required to pay a fine of not less than five hundred dollars but not more than four thousand dollars.

(2) The division shall collect all penalties imposed by subsection (1) of this section as provided in section 8-1-142 and transmit the collected penalties to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit the money into the wage theft enforcement fund created in section 8-4-113 (3).

(3) In addition to any penalties to which a person may be subject pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, any person, including any firm or corporation, or any agent, manager, superintendent, or foreperson of any firm or corporation, that, individually or through an agent, subagent, foreperson, superintendent, or manager, violates or fails to comply with this article 12 is liable for damages in the following amounts payable to any individual aggrieved:

(a) Except as described in subsections (3)(c) and (5) of this section, not less than seven thousand dollars but not more than twenty-seven thousand dollars for the first violation of section 8-12-110 or rules promulgated under that section;

(b) Except as described in subsections (3)(d) and (5) of this section, not less than five hundred dollars but not more than two thousand dollars for the first violation of any provision of this article 12 other than section 8-12-110;

(c) Not less than fifteen thousand dollars but not more than sixty-five thousand dollars for a willful violation of section 8-12-110 or rules promulgated under that section or a second or subsequent violation of section 8-12-110 or rules promulgated under that section within five years after the person's most recent violation of this article 12; or8-12-116. Penalty for violations. [Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until January 1, 2025.] (1) Any person, having legal responsibility for a minor under the age of eighteen years, who knowingly permits such minor to be employed in violation of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.

(2) Any person, firm, or corporation, or any agent, manager, superintendent, or foreman of any firm or corporation, who, by himself or herself or through an agent, subagent, foreman, superintendent, or manager, knowingly violates or knowingly fails to comply with any of the provisions of this article 12 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense. Upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.of this article 12 other than section 8-12-110;

(c) Not less than fifteen thousand dollars but not more than sixty-five thousand dollars for a willful violation of section 8-12-110 or rules promulgated under that section or a second or subsequent violation of section 8-12-110 or rules promulgated under that section within five years after the person's most recent violation of this article 12; or

(d) Not less than two thousand dollars but not more than six thousand dollars for a willful violation of any provision of this article 12 other than section 8-12-110 or a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this article 12 other than section 8-12-110 within five years after the person's most recent violation of this article 12.

(4) All damages that a person is ordered to pay pursuant to subsection (3) of this section must be paid to the person aggrieved unless that person, after reasonable and diligent effort by the director, cannot be found, in which case the damages must be paid to the state treasurer, who shall deposit the money into the wage theft enforcement fund created in section 8-4-113 (3).

(5) (a) The division may reduce or decline to impose penalties or damages pursuant to subsection (1) or (3) of this section if:

(I) The minor worker intentionally misled the employer with regard to the minor's age; and

(II) The employer engaged in outreach to a reliable third party to verify the minor worker's age if any reasonable employer could have believed that the minor worker might be under eighteen years of age at the time of hiring. The receipt of an age certificate, as described in section 8-12-111, constitutes outreach to a reliable third party.

(b) In determining whether to reduce or decline to impose damages as described in subsection (5)(a) of this section, the division shall consider the following factors:

(I) The reasonableness of efforts taken by the employer to verify the age of the minor worker;

(II) The employer's history of compliance or noncompliance with this article 12;

(III) Corrective action taken by the employer; and

(IV) Harm to the minor worker.

(6) In addition to any penalties or damages to which a person may be subject pursuant to subsection (1) or (3) of this section, any person, firm, or corporation, or any agent, manager, superintendent, or foreman of any firm or corporation, who, by oneself or through an agent, subagent, foreman, superintendent, or manager, knowingly violates or knowingly fails to comply with any of the provisions of this article 12 commits a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense. Upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars.

(7) On January 1, 2026, and on January 1 of each year thereafter, the division shall increase the penalty and damage amounts described in this section for inflation, if any. The division may round the adjusted amount upward to the nearest dollar. Inflation is measured by the annual percentage change in the United States department of labor's bureau of labor statistics consumer price index, or a successor index, for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items paid by urban consumers. The director shall publish updated penalty and damage amounts annually.
C.R.S. § 8-70-123 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 70 / Section 8-70-123
8-70-123. Employment - vessels - aircraft
Status: in_force

8-70-123. Employment - vessels - aircraft. Notwithstanding section 8-70-117, "employment" means services performed after December 31, 1971, by an officer or member of the crew of an American vessel or an American aircraft on or in connection with such vessel or aircraft, if the office from which the operations of such vessel or aircraft operating within or within and without the United States are ordinarily and regularly supervised, managed, directed, and controlled is within this state.
C.R.S. § 8-47-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 47 / Part 1 / Section 8-47-101
8-47-101. Division of workers' compensation - creation - powers, duties, and functions - t
Status: repealed

8-47-101. Division of workers' compensation - creation - powers, duties, and functions - transfer of functions. (1) There is hereby created the division of workers' compensation in the department of labor and employment. Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the executive director of the department of labor and employment shall appoint the director of the division of workers' compensation, and the director shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the duties and exercise the powers conferred by law upon the division of workers' compensation and the director.

(2) The director and the division of workers' compensation shall enforce and administer the provisions of the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles 40 to 47 of this title, as provided in said articles and the provisions of article 14.5 of this title.

(3) (a) The division of workers' compensation shall, on and after July 1, 1991, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested in the division of labor prior to July 1, 1991, concerning the duties and functions transferred to the division of workers' compensation. On July 1, 1991, all employees of the division of labor whose principal duties are concerned with the duties and functions transferred to the division of workers' compensation and whose employment in the division of workers' compensation is deemed necessary by the executive director of the department of labor and employment to carry out the purposes of this article 47 shall be transferred to the division of workers' compensation and shall become employees thereof. The employees shall retain all rights to the state personnel system and retirement benefits under the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All 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. The division of workers' compensation and the division's director are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(b) Repealed.

(c) Whenever the division of labor is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the division of workers' compensation, such reference or designation is deemed to apply to the division of workers' compensation. All contracts entered into by the division of labor prior to July 1, 1991, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the division of workers' compensation, are hereby validated, with the division of workers' compensation succeeding to all the rights and obligations of such contracts. Any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years open to satisfy obligations incurred under such contracts are hereby transferred and appropriated to the division of workers' compensation for the payment of such obligations.

(d) (I) Repealed.

(II) At the discretion of the state auditor, the state auditor may conduct or cause to be conducted a performance review of the administrative law judges in the office of administrative courts who hear cases under articles 40 to 47 of this title. The review must include, but is not limited to, the following topics: The time elapsed from the date of hearing until decisions are rendered by the administrative law judges; the time elapsed from the point at which the file is complete and the case is ready for order until the decision is rendered by the administrative law judges; the number of decisions that are reversed upon appeal to the industrial claim appeals panel and to the court of appeals respectively; the workload or number of cases assigned to each administrative law judge; and the public perception of the quality of the performance of the office of administrative courts with respect to matters arising under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado".

(4) Repealed.

(5) On and after July 1, 1991, when any provision of articles 40 to 47 of this title 8 refers to the division of labor, said law shall be construed as referring to the division of workers' compensation.

(6) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 8-75-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 75 / Part 1 / Section 8-75-108
8-75-108. Total unemployment rate extended benefits
Status: repealed

8-75-108. Total unemployment rate extended benefits. (1) For weeks of unemployment beginning on or after November 1, 2020:

(a) There is an "on" indicator for a week of TUR extended benefits, in the amount determined pursuant to sections 8-75-104 and 8-75-105, if subsections (1)(a)(I) and (1)(a)(II) of this section apply:

(I) The seasonally adjusted TUR, as determined by the United States secretary of labor, for the most recent three months for which data for all states is published, equals or exceeds six and one-half percent;

(II) The average TUR in the state equals or exceeds one hundred ten percent of the TUR for either or both of the corresponding three-month periods in the two preceding calendar years.

(III) Repealed.

(b) There is an "off" indicator for weeks of TUR extended benefits if any of the following applies:

(I) The TUR falls below six and one-half percent;

(II) The requirement described in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section is not satisfied; or

(III) Pursuant to section 4105 of the federal "Families First Coronavirus Response Act", Pub.L. 116-127, as amended, or pursuant to any other federal law, there is not an extension of one hundred percent federal sharing available to cover the cost of extended benefits.

(2) For weeks of unemployment beginning on or after November 1, 2020, the total amount of TUR extended benefits payable in a high unemployment period to an eligible individual with respect to his or her applicable benefit year shall be the least of the following amounts:

(a) Eighty percent of the total amount of regular benefits that were payable to the eligible individual under articles 70 to 82 of this title 8 in the applicable benefit year;

(b) Twenty times the weekly benefit amount that was payable to the eligible individual under articles 70 to 82 of this title 8 for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year; or

(c) Forty-six times the individual's weekly benefit amount, including any applicable dependents' allowances, for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year, reduced by the total amount of regular benefits that were paid or deemed paid to the individual with respect to the applicable benefit year.
C.R.S. § 8-82-104 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 82 / Section 8-82-104
8-82-104. Tax exemption - when
Status: in_force

8-82-104. Tax exemption - when. Property acquired or occupied pursuant to this article shall be exempt from taxation so long as it is used for the purposes of the division or other public purposes.
C.R.S. § 8-14-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 14 / Section 8-14-102
8-14-102. Scaffolding - complaints - duty of building inspector
Status: in_force

8-14-102. Scaffolding - complaints - duty of building inspector. (1) Whenever complaint is made to the building inspector of any town or city wherein work is being done that the scaffolding or the slings, hangers, blocks, pulleys, stays, braces, ladders, or ropes of any swinging or stationary scaffolding used in the construction, alteration, repairing, painting, cleaning, or pointing of buildings within the limits of such city are unsafe or liable to prove dangerous to the life or limb of any person, the building inspector shall immediately cause an inspection to be made of the scaffolding or the slings, hangers, blocks, pulleys, stays, braces, ladders, irons, or other parts connected therewith. If, after examination, the scaffolding or any of the parts are found to be dangerous to life or limb, the building inspector shall prohibit the use thereof and require the same to be altered and reconstructed to avoid such danger. The building inspector making the examination shall attach a certificate to the scaffolding or the slings, hangers, irons, ropes, or other parts thereof examined by him stating that he has made an examination and that he has found it safe or unsafe, as the case may be. If he declares it unsafe, he shall notify the person responsible for its erection of the fact at once, in writing, and warn him against the use thereof. Such notice may be served personally upon the person responsible for its erection or by affixing it conspicuously to the scaffolding or the part thereof declared to be unsafe. After the notice has been so served or affixed, the person responsible therefor shall immediately remove the scaffolding or part thereof or alter or strengthen it in such manner as to render it safe, in the discretion of the officer who has examined it.

(2) The building inspector, whose duty it is to examine or test any scaffolding or part thereof as required by this section, shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any building or premises containing scaffolding or where it is in use. All swinging or stationary scaffolding shall be so constructed as to bear four times the maximum weight required to be dependent therefrom or placed thereon when in use, and not more than four men shall be allowed on any swinging scaffolding at one time.
C.R.S. § 8-20.5-201 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20.5 / Part 2 / Section 8-20.5-201
8-20.5-201. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

8-20.5-201. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the leakage of regulated substances from underground storage tanks constitutes a potential threat to the waters and the environment of the state of Colorado and presents a potential menace to the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state of Colorado and that, to that end, it is the purpose of this part 2 to establish a program for the protection of the environment and of the public health and safety by preventing and mitigating the contamination of the subsurface soil, groundwater, and surface water which may result from leaking underground storage tanks.
C.R.S. § 8-14.3-204 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 14.3 / Part 2 / Section 8-14.3-204
8-14.3-204. Appropriation
Status: in_force

8-14.3-204. Appropriation. The general assembly may annually appropriate money from the general fund created in section 24-75-201 to the department to be used for the program. The department may use up to five percent of any money appropriated by the general assembly for development and administrative costs incurred by the department pursuant to this section; except that this five-percent limitation does not apply to any contract the department enters into in connection with an evaluation of the program pursuant to section 8-14.3-203 (6). Up to eight percent of the money may also be used by the work force center for administrative costs incurred by the work force center and the nonprofit agency to implement and operate the program.
C.R.S. § 8-84-207 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 84 / Part 2 / Section 8-84-207
8-84-207. Status of existing contracts
Status: in_force

8-84-207. Status of existing contracts. This part 2 does not extend to existing contracts until the expiration of those contracts.
C.R.S. § 8-6-104 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 6 / Section 8-6-104
8-6-104. Wages shall be adequate - conditions healthful and moral
Status: in_force

8-6-104. Wages shall be adequate - conditions healthful and moral. It is unlawful to employ workers in any occupation within the state of Colorado for wages which are inadequate to supply the necessary cost of living and to maintain the health of the workers so employed. It is unlawful to employ workers in any occupation within this state under conditions of labor detrimental to their health or morals.
C.R.S. § 8-12-107 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 12 / Section 8-12-107
8-12-107. Permissible occupations at age twelve or older
Status: in_force

8-12-107. Permissible occupations at age twelve or older. (1) Subject to the limitations of sections 8-12-105 and 8-12-110, any minor at age twelve or older shall be permitted employment in any of the following nonhazardous occupations:

(a) Sale and delivery of periodicals and door-to-door selling of merchandise and the delivery thereof;

(b) Babysitting;

(c) Gardening and care of lawns, including the operation of power-driven lawn equipment if such type of equipment is approved by the division or if the minor has received training conducted or approved by the division in the operation of the equipment;

(d) Cleaning of walks, including the operation of power-driven snow-removal equipment;

(e) Agricultural work, except for that declared to be hazardous under the "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938", as amended. However, it is the intent of the general assembly that migrant children eligible for attendance at migrant schools be encouraged to attend such schools.

(f) Any other occupation which is similar to those enumerated in this subsection (1) and is not specifically prohibited by this article.
C.R.S. § 8-15.5-104 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 15.5 / Section 8-15.5-104
8-15.5-104. Selection and administration of centers
Status: in_force

8-15.5-104. Selection and administration of centers. (1) In selecting sites for the centers established under section 8-15.5-103, the executive director shall consider:

(a) The location of any existing facilities for displaced homemakers and any existing services similar to those listed in section 8-15.5-103 which might be incorporated into a center;

(b) The needs of each region of the state for a center;

(c) The needs of both urban and rural communities.

(2) The executive director shall select a public or private organization to administer each center. The selection of such an organization shall be made after consultation with local government agencies and shall take into consideration the experience and capability of such organizations in administering the services to be provided by each center.

(3) The executive director shall consult and cooperate with the secretary or director of such agencies in the executive branch of the federal and state governments as the executive director considers appropriate to facilitate the establishment of centers under this article with existing state or federal programs of a similar nature.
C.R.S. § 8-20-223.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-223.5
8-20-223.5. Emission inspection
Status: in_force

8-20-223.5. Emission inspection. (1) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall conduct the emission inspection of any underground storage tank which is required to have installed pollution control equipment. Such inspection shall only be conducted in the ozone nonattainment area as defined pursuant to the authority contained in section 25-7-107, C.R.S. Such inspection shall be for the purpose of verifying the installation of such pollution control equipment and for the purpose of assuring its proper use.

(2) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall contract with the department of public health and environment for the purpose of submitting inspection reports, determining the frequency of certain inspections, assisting in the enforcement of the "Colorado Air Quality Control Act" as it pertains to underground storage tank pollution control equipment violations, and transmitting the payment for the costs of administering the program aspects in the department of public health and environment.

(3) The fees paid pursuant to this subsection (3) shall be no more than necessary to offset the direct cost of the inspection conducted pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section, but in no event more than twelve dollars.
C.R.S. § 8-46-307 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 46 / Part 3 / Section 8-46-307
8-46-307. Credit for reduced disability - when
Status: in_force

8-46-307. Credit for reduced disability - when. (1) In any determination of permanent disability, the employer or the employer's insurance carrier shall receive no credit or benefit for the reduction of disability of any claimant employee under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" directly attributable to a compensable accident or disease when such reduction of disability is accomplished by expenditures from the medical disaster insurance fund, unless it shall have been determined by a preponderance of the evidence:

(a) That the claimant employee had refused hospital, surgical, and medical services under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" necessary to reduce the employee's disability voluntarily offered by the employer; or

(b) That the claimant employee had reached maximum improvement as determined by the director prior to the filing of the application for payments from the medical disaster insurance fund.
C.R.S. § 8-75-105 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 75 / Part 1 / Section 8-75-105
8-75-105. Total extended benefit amount
Status: in_force

8-75-105. Total extended benefit amount. (1) The total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible individual with respect to his applicable benefit year shall be the least of the following amounts:

(a) Fifty percent of the total amount of regular benefits which were payable to him under articles 70 to 82 of this title in his applicable benefit year; or

(b) Thirteen times his weekly benefit amount which was payable to him under articles 70 to 82 of this title for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part 1, if the benefit year of any individual ends within an extended benefit period, the remaining balance of extended benefits that such individual would, but for this subsection (2), be entitled to receive in that extended benefit period, with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after the end of the benefit year, shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount equal to the product of the number of weeks for which the individual received any amounts as trade readjustment allowances within that benefit year multiplied by the individual's weekly benefit amount for extended benefits.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 1, during any fiscal year in which federal payments to states under section 204 of the "Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970" and amendments thereto are reduced under section 252 of the "Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985" and amendments thereto, the total extended benefit amount payable to an individual with respect to his or her applicable benefit year shall be reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate of the reductions in the weekly amounts paid to the individual under section 8-75-104.
C.R.S. § 8-43-207.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 2 / Section 8-43-207.5
8-43-207.5. Prehearing conferences - rules - definition
Status: in_force

8-43-207.5. Prehearing conferences - rules - definition. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of articles 40 to 47 of this title 8 to the contrary, at any time prior to the formal adjudication on the record of any issue before the director or an administrative law judge in the office of administrative courts in the department of personnel, any party to a claim may request a prehearing conference before a prehearing administrative law judge in the division for the speedy resolution of or simplification of any issues and to determine the general readiness of remaining issues for formal adjudication on the record. The issues addressed in the prehearing conference may include any issues properly within the authority of a prehearing administrative law judge pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The filing of an application for hearing with the office of administrative courts in the department of personnel is not a prerequisite to a request for a prehearing conference under this section. The director and the administrative law judges in the office of administrative courts in the department of personnel may also request a prehearing conference under this section.

(2) (a) "Prehearing administrative law judge" means a qualified person appointed by the director pursuant to section 8-47-101 to preside over prehearing conferences pursuant to this section, to approve settlements pursuant to section 8-43-204, to conduct settlement conferences pursuant to section 8-43-206, and to conduct arbitrations pursuant to section 8-43-206.5.

(b) Prehearing administrative law judges have authority to approve any stipulations of the parties and issue interlocutory orders regarding procedural matters. Procedural matters include:

(I) Issuing subpoenas for witnesses and documentary evidence that must be served in the same manner as subpoenas served in district court;

(II) Resolving prehearing evidentiary disputes;

(III) Determining if depositions must be taken;

(IV) Ruling on the imposition of sanctions for discovery disputes provided in the Colorado rules of civil procedure, except rule 107;

(V) Granting or denying requests for extensions of time for taking any action specified in this article 43;

(VI) Resolving disputes regarding discovery, including permission to engage in discovery with a self-represented party;

(VII) Appointing guardians ad litem and conservators, as appropriate, and assessing the reasonable fees and costs for any appointments from one or more of the parties;

(VIII) Determining the ripeness of legal issues for formal adjudication;

(IX) Determining the competency of any party to a claim to enter into settlement agreements; and

(X) Resolving disputes regarding indigency, the content and format of medical records submitted to an independent medical examiner selected pursuant to section 8-42-107.2, including whether medical records are relevant or duplicative, and the allocation of the cost of the IME to the respective parties in excess of the base cost.

(3) An order entered by a prehearing administrative law judge shall be an order of the director and binding on the parties. Such an order shall be interlocutory. Prehearing conferences need not be held on the record; however, any party to a claim may request in advance that a record be made of the prehearing conference, either taken verbatim by a court reporter provided and paid for by the requesting party or electronically recorded by the division.

(4) The director shall adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
C.R.S. § 8-41-304 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 41 / Part 3 / Section 8-41-304
8-41-304. Last employer liable - exception
Status: in_force

8-41-304. Last employer liable - exception. (1) Where compensation is payable for an occupational disease, the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of such disease and suffered a substantial permanent aggravation thereof and the insurance carrier, if any, on the risk when such employee was last so exposed under such employer shall alone be liable therefor, without right to contribution from any prior employer or insurance carrier. In the case of silicosis, asbestosis, or anthracosis, the only employer and insurance carrier liable shall be the last employer in whose employment the employee was last exposed to harmful quantities of silicon dioxide (SiO2) dust, asbestos dust, or coal dust on each of at least sixty days or more and the insurance carrier, if any, on the risk when the employee was last so exposed under such employer.

(2) In any case where an employee of an employer becomes disabled from silicosis, asbestosis, anthracosis, or poisoning or disease caused by exposure to radioactive materials, substances, or machines or to fissionable materials, or any type of malignancy caused thereby, or in the event death results from silicosis, asbestosis, anthracosis, or poisoning or disease caused by exposure to radioactive materials, substances, or machines or to fissionable materials, or any type of malignancy caused thereby, and, if such employee has been injuriously exposed to such diseases while in the employ of another employer during the employee's lifetime, the last employer or that employer's insurance carrier, if any, shall be liable for compensation and medical benefits as provided by articles 40 to 47 of this title, including funeral expenses and death benefits.
C.R.S. § 8-2-120 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 8-2-120
8-2-120. Residency requirements prohibited for public employment - legislative declaratio
Status: in_force

8-2-120. Residency requirements prohibited for public employment - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the imposition of residency requirements by public employers works to the detriment of the public health, welfare, and morale as well as to the detriment of the economic well-being of the state. The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that the right of the individual to work in or for any local government is a matter of statewide concern and accordingly the provisions of this section preempt any provisions of any such local government to the contrary. The general assembly declares that the problem and hardships to the citizens of this state occasioned by the imposition of employee residency requirements far outweigh any gain devolving to the public employer from the imposition of said requirements.

(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Employee" means any person who works for a salary or for hourly wages, whether full-time or part-time and whether temporary or permanent. Such term does not include a local government's elected officials or its key appointed officials such as cabinet members, director of public safety, superintendent of schools, fire chief, or police chief and does not include members of a local government's boards or committees if residency requirements are set forth by any ordinance, charter, resolution, or statute of the local government.

(b) "Local government" means a county, city and county, city, municipality, town, school district, local college district, a local improvement and service district, special district, or any other independent local entity having the authority under the general laws of this state to levy taxes or impose assessments.

(3) On and after July 1, 1988, any employee of any local government may at his sole option reside and dwell anywhere such employee chooses, whether within or without the territorial boundaries of the local government, except as provided in paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of this section.

(4) (a) On and after July 1, 1988, no residency requirement may be imposed on any employee by any local government. To the extent that any local government ordinance, charter, resolution, or statute conflicts with this provision, it is hereby preempted by this provision.

(b) Key employees with duties which clearly and demonstrably require them to be close to their place of employment may be subject to reasonable requirements as to the maximum distance the employee's residence may be from the place of work. Such condition may be imposed, after hearing, by ordinance or resolution.
C.R.S. § 8-46-206 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 46 / Part 2 / Section 8-46-206
8-46-206. Enforcement powers - violations
Status: in_force

8-46-206. Enforcement powers - violations. The director, in the enforcement of this article, shall have all of the powers granted in the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", and any insurance carrier or self-insurer violating any of the provisions of this article, or failing to pay the tax imposed in this article, is guilty of violation of said act and subject to the penalties therein prescribed.
C.R.S. § 8-2-205 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 8-2-205
8-2-205. Assumption of risk abolished
Status: in_force

8-2-205. Assumption of risk abolished. If any agent, servant, or employee, while in the performance of his duty for his employer, is injured or killed in the employer's service on account of the employer's negligence or any defect or peril connected with ways, works, machinery, or instrumentalities used in the business of the employer which could have been remedied or made safer by the use of ordinary diligence, a recovery for such injury or death may be had. The fact that such employee had knowledge of the defect or peril shall not be a bar to a recovery unless the repairing or remedying of such defect or peril was his principal duty. All stipulations, contracts, or agreements between an employee and his employer or between other persons contrary to the provisions of this section shall be null and void.
C.R.S. § 8-76-106 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 76 / Section 8-76-106
8-76-106. Termination of employer liability
Status: in_force

8-76-106. Termination of employer liability. (1) An employing unit shall cease to be an employer subject to articles 70 to 82 of this title only as of the first day of any calendar year, only if, not later than the last day of February of such year, it has filed with the division a written application for termination of coverage as an employer as of the first day of January, and the division finds that during the preceding calendar year:

(a) Such employing unit was not an employer as defined in the introductory portion to section 8-70-113 (1) and section 8-70-113 (1)(g);

(b) Such employing unit was not liable by having elected to become liable during such year; or

(c) Such employing unit did first become liable under and by virtue of section 8-76-104 and was not liable under the introductory portion to section 8-70-113 (1) and section 8-70-113 (1)(g) or section 8-76-107.

(2) Any employer who does not employ any individual whose services are considered in employment at any time in this state for a period of one calendar year shall cease to be an employer subject to articles 70 to 82 of this title as of the thirty-first day of December of such calendar year.

(3) Any employing unit which became liable during any calendar year preceding the calendar year in which its liability by virtue of the introductory portion to section 8-70-113 (1) and section 8-70-113 (1)(g) was determined may terminate coverage effective as of the end of the first year during which such employing unit was not an employer by virtue of the introductory portion to section 8-70-113 (1) and section 8-70-113 (1)(g) if such year was prior to the date the determination was made by the division, by filing a written application to terminate coverage as an employer within thirty days of the date of such determination.

(4) For the purposes of this section, written applications shall be filed in such form and manner as the director of the division may prescribe by rule, including in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic means.
C.R.S. § 8-15.7-102 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 15.7 / Part 1 / Section 8-15.7-102
8-15.7-102. State apprenticeship agency - created - director - powers and duties - rules - r
Status: repealed

8-15.7-102. State apprenticeship agency - created - director - powers and duties - rules - repeal. (1) There is created in the department the state apprenticeship agency. The executive director shall appoint a director of the SAA. The SAA shall:

(a) Serve as the primary point of contact with the United States department of labor's office of apprenticeship;

(b) Accelerate new apprenticeship program growth on a geographically diverse basis, especially in high-demand occupations, while ensuring quality standards;

(b.5) Establish the state apprenticeship council, which operates under the direction of the SAA, to provide advice and guidance to the SAA;

(c) Provide administrative support to the SAC in carrying out its duties;

(d) Work in partnership with relevant state agencies to reduce duplication of postsecondary program approval;

(e) Seek recognition by the United States department of labor and operate the SAA in conformity with federal regulations;

(f) Coordinate the registered apprenticeship programs with Colorado's economic development strategies and publicly funded workforce investment system; and

(g) to (j) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2023.)

(k) Monitor and evaluate apprenticeship programs' performance and compliance with federal and state standards.

(l) to (r) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2023.)

(s) (I) Review applications for and issue income tax credit certificates as specified in section 39-22-562 and promulgate rules to establish standards for the certificates.

(II) This subsection (1)(s) is repealed, effective December 31, 2037.

(2) The SAA is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department.

(3) The SAA must follow all guidance documents issued by the United States department of labor's office of apprenticeship.

(4) The director may promulgate rules as necessary to implement this article 15.7, which rules must conform with federal regulations.

(5) (a) The director may:

(I) Approve the registration of apprenticeship programs in conformity with federal regulations; and

(II) Approve the deregistration of apprenticeship programs at the request of the sponsor or after a hearing pursuant to section 8-15.7-107.

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

(6) The director 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. § 8-85-104 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 85 / Section 8-85-104
8-85-104. Written plan - consumer choice
Status: in_force

8-85-104. Written plan - consumer choice. Each independent living center shall maintain an individual consumer service record indicating the consumer's choice of services, including an individualized independent living plan regarding the consumer's choice of services or a written waiver of such plan.
C.R.S. § 8-14.3-201.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 14.3 / Part 2 / Section 8-14.3-201.5
8-14.3-201.5. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

8-14.3-201.5. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that the pilot program enacted in House Bill 16-1267, which created the Colorado veterans' service-to-career pilot program that authorized nonprofit agencies to partner with work force centers selected by the department to provide veterans and other eligible participants with skills training, internships, work placements, mentorship opportunities, career and professional counseling, and support services, has been successful in increasing the employment rates for veterans, veterans' spouses, and eligible participants.

(2) The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that the Colorado veterans' service-to-career pilot program should continue as a program whose goal is to assist veterans, spouses, and eligible participants in seeking, obtaining, and retaining employment.
C.R.S. § 8-1-153 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-153
8-1-153. Private employers - veterans' preference hiring policy - definitions
Status: in_force

8-1-153. Private employers - veterans' preference hiring policy - definitions. (1) As used in this section:

(a) "Eligible individual" means:

(I) A veteran with a disability who has a one hundred percent permanent and total disability rating if the date of hiring is within ten years after the veteran's date of discharge;

(II) A veteran, a veteran with a less than one hundred percent permanent and total disability rating, a member of the military reserves, or a member of the National Guard who received discharge document DD214 if the date of hiring is within five years after the date of discharge; or

(III) The spouse of a service member killed in the line of duty if the date of hiring is within five years after the date of the death of the service member.

(b) "Private employer" means a private, nonpublic person that employs one or more employees within the state.

(c) "Veteran" has the same meaning as set forth in section 8-14.3-202 (8).

(d) "Veterans' preference hiring policy" means a private employer's preference for hiring an eligible individual if the eligible individual is at least as qualified as the other applicants.

(e) "Veteran with a disability" means a veteran who has a compensable, service-connected disability as adjudicated by the United States department of veterans affairs or the appropriate branch of the armed forces.

(2) A private employer may adopt and apply a veterans' preference hiring policy if:

(a) The private employer applies the veterans' preference hiring policy uniformly to all hiring decisions;

(b) The private employer requires a veteran to provide proof of service by furnishing a copy of the veteran's discharge document DD214;

(c) The private employer requires the spouse of a service member killed in the line of duty to furnish proof of marriage to the service member killed in the line of duty and a copy of the service member's discharge document DD214 and the death certificate; and

(d) The veterans' preference hiring policy is in writing, public, and implemented at least fourteen days before it is applied to any new job posting or new hiring decision.

(3) The adoption and application of a veterans' preference hiring policy by a private employer in accordance with this section creates a rebuttable presumption that such policy is not a discriminatory or unfair employment practice in violation of part 4 of article 34 of title 24.

(4) (a) On or before September 1, 2021, the Colorado office of economic development shall begin the development of production materials to educate and encourage employers to hire veterans.

(b) The general assembly shall appropriate twenty-five thousand dollars from the general fund to the Colorado office of economic development, created in section 24-48.5-101, for allocation to the Colorado office of film, television, and media, created in section 24-48.5-115, for the purposes of this subsection (4).

(5) A private employer may advertise for and actively recruit veterans to apply for employment with the private employer regardless of whether the private employer adopts a veterans' preference hiring policy.
C.R.S. § 8-1-130 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-130
8-1-130. Judicial review
Status: in_force

8-1-130. Judicial review. The director has full power to hear and determine all questions within his jurisdiction, and his findings, award, and order issued thereon shall be final agency action. Any person affected by any finding, order, or award of the director may seek judicial review as provided in section 24-4-106, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 8-84-204 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 84 / Part 2 / Section 8-84-204
8-84-204. Satisfactory sites for vending facilities - other businesses operated by persons
Status: in_force

8-84-204. Satisfactory sites for vending facilities - other businesses operated by persons who are blind. (1) (a) A department or agency of the state of Colorado shall not construct, acquire by ownership, rent, lease, or other means, or undertake to substantially alter or renovate, in whole or in part, a building unless, after consultation with the department of labor and employment, it is determined that the building will include a satisfactory site or sites for the location and operation of a vending facility by a person who is blind.

(b) Before a state department or agency constructs, acquires, rents, leases, or otherwise undertakes to alter or renovate a state property, the state department or agency shall consult with the department of labor and employment to determine if the state property can include a satisfactory site for the location and operation of a business, other than a vending facility, that is owned, operated, or owned and operated by a person who is blind.

(2) Each department or agency shall provide notice to the department of labor and employment of its plans for the occupation, acquisition, construction, alteration, or renovation of a building adequate to permit the department of labor and employment to determine whether the building includes a satisfactory site for a vending facility or other business that can be operated by a person who is blind and is licensed pursuant to section 8-84-203.

(3) This section does not apply when the department of labor and employment determines that the number of people using the building will be insufficient to support a vending facility or other business.

(4) The department of labor and employment shall not be charged for:

(a) The use of state-furnished space;

(b) Maintenance or janitorial services;

(c) Repair of the building structure in and adjacent to the vending facility or other business area, including any necessary initial and periodical painting and decorating;

(d) Utilities required to operate vending facilities and vending machines or equipment required for other businesses operated by persons who are blind; or

(e) Repairing and replacing floor coverings, cleaning windows, or providing other related building services in accordance with the normal level of building service applicable to the state building in which the vending facility or other business is located.
C.R.S. § 8-2-111.7 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 8-2-111.7
8-2-111.7. Employees working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Status: in_force

8-2-111.7. Employees working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities - immunity from civil liability - requirements - exception to blacklisting prohibition - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the intent and purpose of sections 8-2-110 and 8-2-111, which prohibit the maintenance or use of blacklists, is to protect employees from retribution and harassment in the pursuit of their lawful activities. The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that these prohibitions against blacklisting have in some instances been abused and have been used as a shield by caregivers responsible for mistreatment, exploitation, neglect, or abuse of persons with developmental disabilities.

(2) In response to a request by a current or prospective employer of a caregiver, it is neither unlawful nor a violation of the prohibitions against blacklisting specified in sections 8-2-110 and 8-2-111 for an employer, when acting in good faith, to disclose information known about any involvement in the mistreatment, exploitation, neglect, or abuse of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities as prohibited by section 25.5-10-221, C.R.S., by a caregiver.

(3) (a) (I) An employer who provides information in accordance with subsection (2) of this section is immune from civil liability for providing the information or for any consequences that result from the disclosure of the information unless the caregiver shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the information is false and the employer providing the information knew or reasonably should have known that the information is false.

(II) The provision of employment information in accordance with subsection (2) of this section does not constitute blacklisting under section 8-2-110 or 8-2-111, nor does it constitute an unfair labor practice in violation of article 3 of this title.

(b) This subsection (3) applies to any employee, agent, or other representative of the responding employer who is authorized to provide and provides information to a current or prospective employer in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.

(4) An employer or any officer, director, employee, or representative of the employer who discloses information under this section is presumed to be acting in good faith unless it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the facility, officer, director, employee, or representative of the employer intentionally or recklessly disclosed false information about the caregiver.

(5) For the purposes of this section:

(a) "Caregiver" means a person currently or formerly employed to work with a person with an intellectual and developmental disability or a person who provides host home services by contract as part of residential services and supports as described in section 25.5-10-206 (1)(e), C.R.S. "Caregiver" does not mean a person who is employed by or who has contracted to work with a school district.

(b) "Person with an intellectual and developmental disability" has the same meaning as defined in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 8-20-203 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-203
8-20-203. Inspection
Status: in_force

8-20-203. Inspection. (1) All fuel products included within classes I and II shall be inspected and the containers of such products marked by brand or stencil as provided in this part 2, and all fuel products shall comply with the specifications provided for in this part 2.

(2) Fuel products included in class III shall be subject to inspection.

(3) All transports and other tank trucks used to carry fuel products shall prominently display thereon, in letters at least three inches in height, the name and address of the owner or operator thereof. All such transport, tank, and delivery trucks shall also display prominently upon the rear of the tank the appropriate DOT placard for the product contained therein.

(4) At all filling stations, garages, stores, and all other places where fuel products are sold or offered for sale, there shall be displayed in a prominent place where it may be readily seen on each pump, the name, trade name, symbol, sign, or other distinguishing mark or device of such fuel product in type at least two inches in height. If such fuel product has no such name, trade name, symbol, sign, or other distinguishing mark, or device, then there shall be displayed the name and address of the person from whom such fuel product was purchased.
C.R.S. § 8-46-106 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 46 / Part 1 / Section 8-46-106
8-46-106. Abatement of taxes - independent review of fund
Status: in_force

8-46-106. Abatement of taxes - independent review of fund. The funding provisions of section 8-46-102, including the provisions relating to the assessment and levying of taxes, shall cease to be effective when an independent actuary, retained by the division for such purpose, determines that the fund has sufficient resources to pay benefits for injuries occurring prior to July 1, 1993, and occupational diseases occurring prior to April 1, 1994.
C.R.S. § 8-3-111 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 3 / Section 8-3-111
8-3-111. Protection of employees when authority acquires certain operations
Status: in_force

8-3-111. Protection of employees when authority acquires certain operations. (1) Before any authority may acquire and operate any property of a privately or publicly owned mass transportation system, fair and equitable protective arrangements, as determined by the director, shall be made to insure certain rights of employees. Such protective arrangements shall include, without being limited to, such provisions as may be necessary to accomplish the following objectives:

(a) The preservation of existing rights, privileges, and benefits of employees under existing collective bargaining agreements between the mass transportation system and the employees thereof, including the continuation of all pension rights and benefits of the employees and their beneficiaries;

(b) The continuation of all collective bargaining in any situation existing at the time of such acquisition and the assurance of employment of all the employees of such mass transportation system so acquired;

(c) The protection of all individual employees with respect to their employment, including priorities, seniorities, and right of advancement when in agreement with any existing collective bargaining agreement;

(d) Training and retraining programs of employees and managing personnel.

(2) The contract whereby an authority acquires any property of a privately or publicly owned mass transportation system shall specify with particularity, the terms and conditions of all the protective arrangements set forth in this section, including all other protective arrangements which may be added through collective bargaining or by direction of the director.

(3) The determination of the sufficiency of protective arrangements shall be made by the director in accordance with such rules and regulations as the commission may from time to time establish.
C.R.S. § 8-20.5-205 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20.5 / Part 2 / Section 8-20.5-205
8-20.5-205. More stringent requirements prohibited
Status: in_force

8-20.5-205. More stringent requirements prohibited. (1) No municipality, city, home rule city, city and county, county, or other political subdivision of the state shall adopt or enforce any requirement more stringent than the provisions of this part 2. This section does not apply to requirements established pursuant to the uniform fire code or the national fire protection association codes, nor does it apply to requirements established pursuant to local zoning regulations.

(2) The limitation in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any municipality, city, home rule city, city and county, county, or other political subdivision of the state which has received an exemption from the committee created in section 8-20.5-104. The committee may grant a site-specific exemption when the applicant demonstrates that such an exemption would be cost beneficial and serve the health, safety, or economic interest of its citizens based on consideration of local hydrologic, geologic, or other conditions, including location of population concentrations or commercial areas.
C.R.S. § 8-85-106 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 85 / Section 8-85-106
8-85-106. State plan
Status: in_force

8-85-106. State plan. The statewide independent living council created pursuant to the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", as amended, shall develop and revise the state plan for independent living to reflect the provisions of this article.
C.R.S. § 8-46-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 46 / Part 1 / Section 8-46-108
8-46-108. Legislative council study of subsequent injury fund
Status: repealed

8-46-108. Legislative council study of subsequent injury fund. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-7.5-103 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 7.5 / Section 8-7.5-103
8-7.5-103. Direct care workforce stabilization board - creation - membership
Status: repealed

8-7.5-103. Direct care workforce stabilization board - creation - membership. (1) Board creation. The direct care workforce stabilization board is created in the department as a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department and the executive director of the department.

(2) Board membership. (a) The board consists of fifteen members appointed as follows:

(I) The executive director shall appoint the following members to the board:

(A) A representative of the department;

(B) Four members representing direct care employers or employer organizations, including at least one member that serves a rural or frontier area of the state;

(C) Four members representing direct care workers or worker organizations, including at least one member from a rural or frontier area of the state; and

(D) Four members representing direct care consumers who receive direct care services from direct care workers, including one member from an organization representing individuals with disabilities, one member from an organization representing older adults, and at least one member from a rural or frontier area of the state;

(II) The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing shall appoint a representative of the department of health care policy and financing to serve on the board; and

(III) The executive director of the department of public health and environment shall appoint a representative of the department of public health and environment to serve on the board.

(b) The appointing authorities shall make initial appointments to the board by October 1, 2023. To the extent possible, the appointing authorities shall appoint board members who represent Colorado's diversity with regard to ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, age, and socioeconomic background.

(3) Terms. (a) (I) Except as provided in subsection (3)(a)(II) of this section, members of the board serve three-year terms of office and shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of office.

(II) and (III) Repealed.

(b) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the appointing authority for the vacant position shall fill the position on the board for the remainder of the unexpired term with a member qualified for the vacated position.

(4) Board chair. The board shall elect by a majority vote a member of the board to serve as the chair of the board.

(5) Meetings and hearings. (a) The board shall convene its first meeting no later than November 15, 2023, and shall meet at least quarterly thereafter and at other times as determined by the chair for purposes of developing recommendations for minimum direct care employment standards pursuant to section 8-7.5-104.

(b) In addition to the meetings described in subsection (5)(a) of this section, the board shall host public hearings as described in section 8-7.5-104 (2)(c) to engage with and obtain input from direct care workers, direct care employers, and direct care consumers.

(c) All meetings and hearings of the board must include an option for remote participation by board members and any other participants in the meetings or hearings.

(6) Voting. The board may take action, including action to recommend minimum direct care employment standards under section 8-7.5-104, only upon the affirmative vote of at least eight members of the board.

(7) Staffing. The department shall provide staff support to the board as needed.

(8) No compensation - expense reimbursement. Members of the board serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties under this article 7.5.
C.R.S. § 8-15.8-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 15.8 / Section 8-15.8-101
8-15.8-101. Legislative declaration - intent
Status: in_force

8-15.8-101. Legislative declaration - intent. (1) The general assembly hereby:

(a) Finds and determines that:

(I) Colorado's policymakers from all backgrounds face significant challenges in responding to the rapidly changing nature of work;

(II) A changing global economy, rapidly emerging technology, demographic changes, new economy demands, shifting skill needs, and the rising cost of education, health care, and housing are just a few factors leading to labor disruptions; and

(III) While these changes have brought immense economic benefit for some, they have also contributed to stagnant wages, declining worker benefits, weakened workplace protections, and, in some cases, permanent job losses; and

(b) Declares that:

(I) Policymakers, government officials, employers, education and training institutions, and other stakeholders must:

(A) Work together to create an economy that helps workers adapt to the new and changing job landscape; and

(B) Use all tools available to ensure that workers and employers withstand future job disruptions caused by changes in technology, trade, and organizational structure; and

(II) Colorado must understand, prepare for, and develop effective strategies to respond to these changes.

(2) It is the general assembly's intent that the office of future of work will:

(a) Serve as the central point of contact for the state's efforts to respond to the rapidly changing nature of work;

(b) Increase awareness of the challenges associated with the future of work and develop priorities to focus state resources on meeting those challenges;

(c) Centralize responsibility and accountability for researching, analyzing, and developing recommendations on this issue; and

(d) Encourage and convene participation from a variety of sectors and stakeholders in Colorado's economy.
C.R.S. § 8-70-126 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 70 / Section 8-70-126
8-70-126. Employment does not include - agricultural labor
Status: in_force

8-70-126. Employment does not include - agricultural labor. "Employment" does not include services performed by an individual in agricultural labor, as defined in section 8-70-109, except as provided in section 8-70-120.
C.R.S. § 8-41-502 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 41 / Part 5 / Section 8-41-502
8-41-502. Other dependents - temporary dependency
Status: in_force

8-41-502. Other dependents - temporary dependency. Except as otherwise provided in section 8-41-501 (1)(c), a child eighteen years of age or over and a mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother, or grandchild who was wholly or partially supported by the deceased employee at the time of death and for a reasonable period of time immediately prior thereto is considered an actual dependent. To be entitled to compensation, such dependents, except as provided in section 8-41-501 (1)(c), must prove that they were incapable of or actually disabled from earning their own living. If said incapacity or disability is temporary only, compensation shall be paid only during the period of such temporary incapacity or disability.
C.R.S. § 8-83-222 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 2 / Section 8-83-222
8-83-222. County distribution formula - use of money
Status: in_force

8-83-222. County distribution formula - use of money. Subject to available appropriations by the general assembly, the department shall allocate Title I and Title III money to each work force development area for the operation of the work force development program in that work force development area.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-514 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 5 / Section 8-13.3-514
8-13.3-514. Elective coverage
Status: in_force

8-13.3-514. Elective coverage. (1) An employee of a local government that has declined participation in the program pursuant to section 8-13.3-522 or a self-employed person, including an independent contractor, sole proprietor, partner or joint venturer, may elect coverage under this part 5 for an initial period of not less than three years. The self-employed person or employee of a local government must file a notice of election in writing with the director, as required by the division. The election becomes effective on the date of filing the notice. As a condition of election, the self-employed person or employee of a local government must agree to supply any information concerning income that the division deems necessary.

(2) A self-employed person or an employee of a local government who has elected coverage may withdraw from coverage within 30 days after the end of the three-year period of coverage, or at such other times as the director may prescribe by rule, by filing written notice with the director, such withdrawal to take effect not sooner than 30 days after filing the notice.
C.R.S. § 8-45-115 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 45 / Section 8-45-115
8-45-115. Determination of premium - payment in advance - deductibles
Status: repealed

8-45-115. Determination of premium - payment in advance - deductibles. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-407 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 4 / Section 8-13.3-407
8-13.3-407. Employee rights protected - retaliation prohibited
Status: in_force

8-13.3-407. Employee rights protected - retaliation prohibited. (1) An employee is entitled to:

(a) Use paid sick leave consistent with this part 4;

(b) File a complaint or inform any person about an employer's alleged violation of this part 4;

(c) Cooperate with the division in its investigation of an alleged violation of this part 4; and

(d) Inform any person of the person's potential rights under this part 4.

(2) (a) An employer shall not take retaliatory personnel action or discriminate against an employee or former employee because the person has exercised, attempted to exercise, or supported the exercise of rights protected under this part 4, including the right to request or use paid sick leave pursuant to this part 4; the right to file a complaint with the division or court or inform any person about any employer's alleged violation of this part 4; the right to participate in an investigation, hearing, or proceeding or cooperate with or assist the division in its investigations of alleged violations of this part 4; and the right to inform any person of the person's potential rights under this part 4.

(b) It is unlawful for an employer to count paid sick leave taken by an employee pursuant to this part 4 as an absence that may lead to or result in discipline, discharge, demotion, suspension, or any other retaliatory personnel action against the employee.

(3) The protections of this section apply to any person acting in good faith who alleges a violation of this part 4, even if the allegation is determined to be mistaken.

(4) The division shall investigate each claim of denial of paid sick leave in violation of this part 4. The division may investigate claims of retaliation in violation of this part 4.

(5) If an investigation of employer retaliation or interference with employee rights yields a determination that:

(a) Rights of multiple employees have been violated, the violation as to each employee is a separate violation for purposes of fines, penalties, or other remedies;

(b) A violation cost an employee the employee's job or pay, the determination may include an order to reinstate the employee, to pay the employee's lost pay until reinstatement or for a reasonable period if reinstatement is determined not to be feasible, or both.

(6) Determinations made by the division under this section are appealable pursuant to section 8-4-111.5 and rules promulgated by the department regarding appeals and strategic enforcement.
C.R.S. § 8-47-203 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 47 / Part 2 / Section 8-47-203
8-47-203. Access to files, records, and orders - definition
Status: in_force

8-47-203. Access to files, records, and orders - definition. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8-47-202, the filing of a claim for compensation is deemed to be a limited waiver of the doctor-patient privilege to persons who are necessary to resolve the claim. The release of mental health records pursuant to this section must comply with section 8-47-203.2. Access to claim files maintained by the division are permitted only as follows:

(a) Workers' compensation claim files shall be available for inspection upon request by the parties to the claim, including the claimant, the employer, and the insurer or their attorneys or other designated representatives. The parties to a claim may review other claim files relating to the said claimant.

(b) Persons who are not parties to a claim, or their attorneys or designated representatives, and who wish to inspect or obtain information from claim files may submit a request to inspect a particular file, stating the purpose for such inspection. The director may disallow such requests if the purpose of the inspection is to further commercial interests, to disseminate information to nonparties, or if the inspection does not comply with section 8-47-203.2. Any such request shall be considered and determined by the division within seventy-two hours.

(c) (I) (A) The director may permit access to other governmental entities only as required for the performance of their official duties and only if those official duties relate to enforcement of articles 40 to 47 of this title 8. As used in this subsection (1)(c)(I), "enforcement" includes duties of governmental entities involved in the administration of articles 40 to 47 of this title 8 or if such duties relate to the enforcement of child support under section 26-13-122. This subsection (1)(c)(I)(A) is not intended to restrict the rights of persons otherwise provided for in articles 40 to 47 of this title 8 to inspect and copy files.

(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title 8, the department of revenue may access results of an inquiry made by the division to determine whether an employer has liability pursuant to articles 22 to 29 of title 39.

(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title 8, the division of family and medical leave insurance may access records regarding compensability and benefit payments of workers' compensation claims for the purposes of coordinating the benefits of and otherwise enforcing article 13.3 of this title 8.

(II) The general assembly intends that any contract, agreement, or any other means to transfer information between the department of labor and employment and any other governmental entity related to access to claim files in effect prior to May 27, 1997, shall be conformed to the provisions of this paragraph (c), as amended, or terminated as authorized by law.

(III) Notwithstanding articles 40 to 47 of this title 8, the director may provide information to the Colorado uninsured employer board created in section 8-67-106, as necessary, to exercise its powers and duties.

(d) Persons entitled to review claim files may obtain copies upon payment of the fee set by the division. Such persons shall not disseminate information contained in those files except as required to resolve the claim, or as permitted by the director, or as permitted by law.

(e) Claimants may waive the protection of this statute by executing a waiver for the release of information. The waiver must be dated and will be effective for ninety days thereafter.

(2) All orders entered by the director or an administrative law judge pursuant to articles 40 to 47 of this title shall be made available by the division for inspection or copying for a fee reflecting actual costs; except that the name and other identifying information concerning the claimant and employer shall be excised.
C.R.S. § 8-83-227 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 2 / Section 8-83-227
8-83-227. Additional funding for workforce development activities - state funding not subj
Status: in_force

8-83-227. Additional funding for workforce development activities - state funding not subject to federal law limitations. (1) The department may receive and expend money from the general fund or any other state source appropriated by the general assembly or passed through another entity for purposes of distributing state funds to workforce development areas to implement workforce development activities, including the functions, activities, and services authorized pursuant to this part 2.

(2) Any limitations or requirements imposed on the use of money received pursuant to the federal act or the Wagner-Peyser Act do not apply to state money appropriated or passed through to the department pursuant to this section.

(3) For any appropriation made by the general assembly or pass-through of money from another entity pursuant to this section, the division, in partnership with the state council, shall determine the use of, and any limitations on the use of, the money for workforce development activities to address the economic and labor market conditions.
C.R.S. § 8-45-103 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 45 / Section 8-45-103
8-45-103. Board to fix rates - chief executive officer to administer rates - sue and be su
Status: in_force

8-45-103. Board to fix rates - chief executive officer to administer rates - sue and be sued - personal liability limited. (1) The board shall have full power and it is its duty to fix and determine the rates to be charged by Pinnacol Assurance for compensation insurance.

(2) The chief executive officer shall manage and conduct all business and affairs in relation to the rates to be charged by Pinnacol Assurance for compensation insurance which shall be conducted in the name of Pinnacol Assurance, and in that name, without any other name, title, or authority, the chief executive officer may:

(a) (I) Sue and be sued in all the courts of this state, or of any other state, or of the United States, and in actions arising out of any act, deed, matter, or thing made, omitted, entered into, done, or suffered in connection with Pinnacol Assurance and the administration, management, or conduct of the business or affairs relating thereto; and the chief executive officer shall be authorized to employ counsel to represent Pinnacol Assurance in any action.

(II) Nothing in this paragraph (a) shall be construed to waive any provisions of the "Colorado Governmental Immunity Act", article 10 of title 24, C.R.S., nor shall it be construed to waive immunity of the state of Colorado from suit in federal court, guaranteed by the eleventh amendment to the constitution of the United States.

(b) The chief executive officer shall not, nor shall any officer or employee of Pinnacol Assurance, or entities or parties with whom it contracts for services, be personally liable in a private capacity for or on account of any act done or omitted or contract or other obligation entered into or undertaken in an official capacity in good faith and without intent to defraud in connection with the administration, management, or conduct of Pinnacol Assurance, its business, or other affairs relating thereto.

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1870, § 3, effective July 1, 2002.)
C.R.S. § 8-20-212 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-212
8-20-212. Loading lines to be cleaned
Status: in_force

8-20-212. Loading lines to be cleaned. Any loading or unloading line once used for one class of fuel products shall not be used for loading or unloading other classes of fuel products until the lines have been thoroughly cleaned and approved by the director of the division of oil and public safety.
C.R.S. § 8-20-413 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 8-20-413
8-20-413. Specifications of liquefied petroleum gas as defined in GPA 2140
Status: in_force

8-20-413. Specifications of liquefied petroleum gas as defined in GPA 2140. (1) Liquefied petroleum gas shall comply with the specifications of GPA 2140, "liquefied petroleum gas specification", as revised as of January 1, 2003, including revisions that refer to ASTM international test of specifications.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1827, § 20, effective May 21, 2003.)

(3) Any changes to any standards promulgated by the GPA after January 1, 2003, shall be reviewed by the director of the division of oil and public safety. After such review, the director may adopt any such changes by rule.
C.R.S. § 8-20-202 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-202
8-20-202. Classification of liquid fuel products
Status: in_force

8-20-202. Classification of liquid fuel products. (1) "Liquid" means any material that has a fluidity greater than that of three hundred penetration asphalt when tested in accordance with ASTM specifications that are found in publication number D 5, "Test for Penetration of Bituminous Materials". Unless otherwise identified, the term "liquid" shall include both flammable and combustible liquids.

(2) "Flammable liquid" or "class I liquid" means a liquid that has a flash point below one hundred degrees Fahrenheit and a vapor pressure not exceeding forty PSIA at one degree Fahrenheit. Class I liquids are subdivided as follows:

(a) Class IA liquids have a flash point below seventy-three degrees Fahrenheit and a boiling point below one hundred degrees Fahrenheit.

(b) Class IB liquids have a flash point below seventy-three degrees Fahrenheit and a boiling point at or above one hundred degrees Fahrenheit.

(c) Class IC liquids have a flash point at or above seventy-three degrees Fahrenheit and below one hundred degrees Fahrenheit.

(3) "Combustible liquid" means a liquid that has a flash point at or above one hundred degrees Fahrenheit. Combustible liquids are subdivided as follows:

(a) Class II liquids have a flash point at or above one hundred degrees Fahrenheit and below one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit.

(b) Class IIIA liquids have a flash point at or above one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit and below two hundred degrees Fahrenheit.

(c) Class IIIB liquids have a flash point at or above two hundred degrees Fahrenheit.
C.R.S. § 8-42-114 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 42 / Section 8-42-114
8-42-114. Death benefits
Status: in_force

8-42-114. Death benefits. In case of death, the dependents of the deceased entitled thereto shall receive as compensation or death benefits sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the deceased employee's average weekly wages, not to exceed a maximum of ninety-one percent of the state average weekly wage per week for accidents occurring on or after July 1, 1989, and not less than a minimum of twenty-five percent of the applicable maximum per week. In cases where it is determined that periodic death benefits granted by the federal old age, survivors, and disability insurance act or a workers' compensation act of another state or of the federal government are payable to an individual and the individual's dependents, the aggregate benefits payable for death pursuant to this section shall be reduced, but not below zero, by an amount equal to fifty percent of such periodic benefits.
C.R.S. § 8-20-211.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-211.5
8-20-211.5. Labeling of containers
Status: in_force

8-20-211.5. Labeling of containers. Throughout the state of Colorado, all visible containers and all devices for drawing motor fuel blends containing class I fuel products and at least two percent by volume of alcohol from underground containers at filling stations, garages, or other places where such products are sold or offered for sale shall be stamped or labeled in a visible place with information indicating the presence of alcohol in the motor fuel blend. If the volume of ethanol exceeds ten percent, or if the volume of methanol exceeds two percent, the stamp or label shall state the exact percentage. Such information shall appear on the front of the pump in a position clear and conspicuous to the driver's position, in at least one-half inch block letters, with information that identifies the maximum percentage by volume to the nearest whole percent of ethanol or of methanol or methanol with cosolvents.
C.R.S. § 8-3.3-116 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 3.3 / Section 8-3.3-116
8-3.3-116. Existing bargaining relationships
Status: in_force

8-3.3-116. Existing bargaining relationships. An exclusive representative deemed certified pursuant to this article 3.3 has the right to collectively bargain matters not covered by an existing collective bargaining agreement negotiated prior to July 1, 2023, if the subjects proposed for bargaining were outside of the lawful scope of bargaining prior to July 1, 2023.
C.R.S. § 8-20-301 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 3 / Section 8-20-301
8-20-301. Unlawful use of container
Status: in_force

8-20-301. Unlawful use of container. No person, firm, or corporation, except the owner thereof or persons authorized in writing by the owner, shall sell or offer for sale, or deliver any gas or gaseous compound used for heating or cooking, which is shipped, consigned, or delivered in steel containers, or containers made of other metal, plastic, or other substance, if such container bears upon the surface thereof, in plainly legible characters the name, initials, or trademark of the owner. The term "gas or gaseous compound" as used in this part 3 includes any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of the same: Propane, propylene, butanes, normal butane and isobutane, and butylenes.
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-411 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 4 / Section 8-13.3-411
8-13.3-411. Enforcement - judicial review of director's actions
Status: repealed

8-13.3-411. Enforcement - judicial review of director's actions. (1) The director and the division have jurisdiction over the enforcement of this part 4 and may exercise all powers granted under article 1 of this title 8 to enforce this part 4.

(2) The division may enforce the requirements of this part 4.

(3) Pursuant to section 8-1-130, any findings, awards, or orders issued by the director with respect to enforcement of this part 4 constitute final agency action, and any person affected by such final agency action may seek judicial review as provided in section 24-4-106.

(4) (a) A person aggrieved by a violation of this part 4 may commence a civil action in district court no later than two years after the violation occurs. A violation of this part 4 occurs on each occasion that a person is affected by a failure to provide paid sick leave or retaliation related to paid sick leave.

(b) (I) Repealed.

(II) Beginning January 1, 2022, an employer who violates this part 4 is liable for back pay and any other relief as provided by section 8-5-104 (2)(a) and (2)(b).

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

(d) Before commencing any civil action under this section, an aggrieved person must, in accordance with article 4 of this title 8, submit a complaint to the division or make a written demand for compensation or other relief to the employer. An employer has fourteen days to respond after receiving either a notice from the division that a complaint has been filed with the division or a written demand from the aggrieved person for compensation or other relief under this part 4.

(e) If a person aggrieved by a violation of this part 4 files a civil action to enforce a judgment made under this section, the court shall waive any filing fee required under article 32 of title 13.

(f) Nothing in this section prevents an aggrieved person from filing a charge with the division pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 8-14.4-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 14.4 / Section 8-14.4-108
8-14.4-108. Rule-making
Status: in_force

8-14.4-108. Rule-making. The division may promulgate rules necessary to implement this article 14.4.
C.R.S. § 8-77-101.5 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 77 / Section 8-77-101.5
8-77-101.5. CARES act funds - administration - transfer - unemployment compensation fund - l
Status: in_force

8-77-101.5. CARES act funds - administration - transfer - unemployment compensation fund - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) On March 27, 2020, the federal government enacted the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" ("CARES Act"), Pub.L. 116-136, pursuant to which Colorado received approximately one billion six hundred seventy-four million dollars from the federal coronavirus relief fund to use for necessary expenditures incurred due to the current COVID-19 public health emergency;

(b) The public health emergency caused by COVID-19 caused a historic increase in unemployment in the state and this has caused a dramatic increase in the number of claims for benefits from the unemployment compensation fund created in section 8-77-101;

(c) As a result, it is estimated that the unemployment compensation fund, created in section 8-77-101, will have a deficit of approximately two billion dollars by the end of fiscal year 2020-21;

(d) These costs will not be reimbursed by the federal government, nor are they accounted for in the budget approved as of March 27, 2020;

(e) The United States department of treasury has stated that payments to the state unemployment compensation fund, created in section 8-77-101, are an allowable use of the money from the federal coronavirus relief fund, under section 42 U.S.C. sec. 801 (d); and

(f) The transfer of money from the "CARES Act" to the state unemployment compensation fund, created in section 8-77-101, is a necessary expenditure incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19.

(2) If, as of December 30, 2020, there is any unexpended money that the state received through section 42 U.S.C. sec. 801 (d) of the "CARES Act", then just prior to the close of business on December 30, 2020, the state treasurer shall transfer the unexpended amount of federal funds to the unemployment compensation fund created in section 8-77-101.
C.R.S. § 8-74-107 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 74 / Section 8-74-107
8-74-107. Court review
Status: in_force

8-74-107. Court review. (1) No action, proceeding, or suit to set aside an industrial claim appeals panel's decision or to enjoin the enforcement thereof shall be brought unless the petitioning party has first complied with the review provisions of sections 8-74-104 and 8-74-106.

(2) Actions, proceedings, or suits to set aside, vacate, or amend any final decision of the industrial claim appeals panel or to enjoin the enforcement thereof may be commenced in the court of appeals by any interested party, including the division. Such actions, proceedings, or suits shall be commenced by filing a notice of appeal in the court of appeals within twenty-one days of the mailing of the industrial claim appeals panel's decision, together with a certificate of service showing service of a copy of said notice of appeal on the division, the industrial claim appeals office, and all other parties who appeared in the administrative proceedings. The industrial claim appeals office, within twenty-one days after the service of the notice, shall make return to said court of all documents and papers on file in the matter, of all testimony taken therein, and of certified copies of all findings, orders, and awards, which return shall be deemed its answer to said petition. Such return of the industrial claim appeals office shall constitute the judgment roll in any such action, proceeding, or suit, and it shall not be necessary to settle a bill of exceptions in order to make such return part of the record of such court in such action, proceeding, or suit.

(3) The industrial claim appeals panel may certify to the court of appeals questions of law involved in any of its decisions.

(4) In judicial proceedings under this article, administrative findings as to the facts, if supported by substantial evidence and in the absence of fraud, shall be conclusive.

(5) Actions, proceedings, and suits to review any final decision of the industrial claim appeals panel or questions certified to the court of appeals by such panel shall be heard in an expedited manner and shall be given precedence over all other civil cases, except cases arising under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles 40 to 47 of this title.

(6) The industrial claim appeals panel's decision may be set aside only upon the following grounds:

(a) That the industrial claim appeals panel acted without or in excess of its powers;

(b) That the decision was procured by fraud;

(c) That the findings of fact do not support the decision;

(d) That the decision is erroneous as a matter of law.
C.R.S. § 8-4-110 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 4 / Section 8-4-110
8-4-110. Disputes - fees
Status: in_force

8-4-110. Disputes - fees. (1) (a) The court may award the employer reasonable costs and attorney fees incurred in a civil action if, within fourteen days after a written demand letter is sent to or a civil action is served on the employer for unpaid wages or compensation:

(I) The employer makes full legal tender of all amounts demanded in good faith for all employees; and

(II) The employees receiving such tender ultimately fail to recover a total sum that is greater than the amount the employer tendered.

(b) If, in an administrative claim or civil action in which the employee seeks to recover any amount of wages or compensation, the employee recovers a sum greater than the amount tendered by the employer:

(I) The court, in a civil action, may award the employee reasonable costs and attorney fees incurred in the civil action; and

(II) The division, in an administrative claim, may award the employee reasonable costs incurred in the administrative claim and may also award attorney fees to an employee who recovers more than five thousand dollars in unpaid wages in the administrative claim.

(c) If an employer fails or refuses to make a tender within fourteen days after the demand or administrative claim or civil action, then such failure or refusal must be treated as a tender of no money for any purpose under this article 4.

(1.5) This section shall not apply to a claimant who is found to be an independent contractor and not an employee.

(2) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by violation of any provisions of this article or regulations prescribed pursuant to this article may file suit in any court having jurisdiction over the parties without regard to exhaustion of any administrative remedies.
C.R.S. § 8-3.8-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 3.8 / Section 8-3.8-101
8-3.8-101. Immigration legal assistance - fund - report - definitions
Status: in_force

8-3.8-101. Immigration legal assistance - fund - report - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Administrator" means the state department of labor and employment, created in section 24-1-121.

(b) "Fund" means the immigration legal defense fund established in subsection (2) of this section.

(c) "Indigent" means a person whose household income does not exceed two hundred percent of the family federal poverty guidelines, adjusted for family size, determined annually by the United States department of health and human services.

(d) "Qualifying organization" means an organization that:

(I) Is exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended;

(II) Has a physical place of business in Colorado;

(III) Obtains more than twenty-five percent of its funding from sources other than grants from the fund;

(IV) Can provide services using grant dollars within six months of receiving funding; and

(V) Includes on the staff of the organization an attorney with at least three years' experience and expertise in providing legal representation to indigent clients in civil immigration proceedings before the executive office for immigration review within the United States department of justice; or

(VI) (A) Partners with a nonprofit legal service provider that has at least three years' experience and expertise in providing legal representation to indigent clients in civil immigration proceedings before the executive office for immigration review within the United States department of justice; or

(B) Only if there are no nonprofit legal services providers available to provide legal services, partners with a private immigration attorney who has a physical place of business in or near the geographic area that the qualifying organization serves, and the private immigration attorney has at least three years' experience and expertise in providing legal representation to indigent clients in civil immigration proceedings before the executive office for immigration review within the United States department of justice.

(2) There is established in the state treasury the immigration legal defense fund. The money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the administrator. Pursuant to subsection (5)(b) of this section, the administrator is authorized to make grants from the fund to qualifying organizations to represent indigent individuals appearing before an immigration court in Colorado who lack private counsel.

(3) A qualifying organization that receives a grant from the fund shall only use the grant for services that include providing indigent clients with:

(a) Legal representation before an immigration court in Colorado;

(b) Representation before the board of immigration appeals within the United States department of justice, but not before a United States district court, a United States circuit court of appeals, or the United States supreme court on appeal from an immigration order or on any other related matters;

(c) Any other representation before an immigration agency necessary to protect the interests of the indigent client from removal or civil immigration detention, including custody redetermination proceedings, reinstatement of removal proceedings, withholding-only proceedings, request for release from civil immigration detention, or application for ancillary relief from removal;

(d) Any other continued representation after the issuance of a final order by the executive office for immigration review that is necessary to conclude the indigent client's representation, secure the indigent client's immigration benefits, or obtain the indigent client's release from immigration detention; and

(e) Litigation expenses, such as application fees, interpretation and translation costs, medical or psychological evaluations, and expert fees, as well as associated overhead expenses.

(4) (a) A qualifying organization shall provide representation on all legal matters necessary for protection from removal and detention, through appeals to the board of immigration appeals, and shall accept cases without regard to the indigent client's likelihood of success or eligibility for immigration relief.

(b) (I) A qualifying organization shall move to withdraw from representation if:

(A) The venue in the case is transferred to an immigration court outside of Colorado;

(B) The indigent client no longer resides in Colorado; or

(C) Withdrawal is required by the rules of professional conduct.

(II) If the qualifying organization's withdrawal motion is denied, the organization shall provide legal services as required by the executive office for immigration review.

(5) (a) A qualifying organization seeking to receive a grant from the fund shall submit an application each year to the administrator on a form provided by the administrator. The application form must request any information that the administrator needs to determine whether the applying organization meets the qualifications for receipt of a grant, the dollar amount requested, and the intended use of any funding.

(b) (I) The administrator shall evaluate applications of qualifying organizations to determine if the applications satisfy the criteria defined in subsection (1)(d) of this section and shall select grant recipients based on their expertise and qualifications to provide qualified services through a grant from the fund.

(II) On or immediately after July 1, 2023, and on July 1 of each year thereafter, the administrator shall award grants from the fund, subject to available appropriations, to qualifying organizations.

(III) The administrator shall award larger grants to fewer qualifying organizations to achieve a greater, measurable impact. The administrator may determine the amount of each grant award, which may differ from the qualifying organization's requested dollar amount.

(6) The administrator shall award grants so that seventy percent of the money is allocated to qualifying organizations serving indigent clients who are detained in the custody of the United States department of homeland security for deportation proceedings and thirty percent of the money is allocated to qualifying organizations serving indigent clients who are not detained for deportation proceedings; except that this split does not apply if the need for detained indigent client representation can be met with less than seventy percent of the money. Two-thirds of the money for those qualifying organizations serving indigent clients who are not detained must be used for in-person legal services serving indigent clients outside of the Denver metro area, unless there are no qualifying applicants serving nondetained indigent clients outside the Denver metro area.

(7) Each qualifying organization that receives a grant pursuant to this section shall submit an annual report to the administrator that includes the following information, to the extent possible and to the extent that it does not violate the privilege and confidentiality of an attorney-client relationship:

(a) Number of clients served;

(b) Case outcomes;

(c) Type of defense, including detained and nondetained;

(d) Type of case, including removal, asylum, adjustment of status, and work authorization;

(e) Location of court and judge for each case;

(f) Client family data, including number of children and whether the household has mixed immigration status;

(g) Client country of origin;

(h) Client ethnicity;

(i) Client zip code;

(j) Client's duration in Colorado and the United States;

(k) Whether bond or release was granted to the client;

(l) Cost of bond for the client;

(m) Income range of the client;

(n) Whether or not the client had previous immigration status in the United States; and

(o) Number of days the client spent in detention.

(8) (a) In addition to any appropriation from the general fund, the administrator may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The administrator may receive and expend the money received through gifts, grants, and donations.

(b) The administrator may expend no more than the lesser of fifteen thousand dollars or up to five percent per year from the fund for the direct and indirect costs associated with the administration of this section. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.

(9) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the administrator shall submit a consolidated report of the reported information described in subsection (7) of this section to the joint budget committee annually by September 1.

(10) A county may appropriate local or state funds to implement its own immigration legal defense fund, partner with a local immigration legal defense fund, or partner with the administrator to enhance the effectiveness of the immigration legal defense fund.
C.R.S. § 8-80-101 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 80 / Section 8-80-101
8-80-101. Waiver of rights void
Status: in_force

8-80-101. Waiver of rights void. Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute his or her rights to benefits or any other rights under articles 70 to 82 of this title 8 shall be void. Any agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer's premiums or surcharges required under articles 70 to 82 of this title 8 from the employer shall be void. No employer shall directly or indirectly make, require, or accept any deduction from wages to finance the employer's premiums or surcharges required from him or her or require or accept any waiver of any rights under articles 70 to 82 of this title 8 by any individual in his or her employ. Any employer or officer or agent of any employer who violates this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
C.R.S. § 8-4-112 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 4 / Section 8-4-112
8-4-112. Enforcement of director subpoenas
Status: in_force

8-4-112. Enforcement of director subpoenas. All courts shall take judicial notice of the seal of the director. Obedience to subpoenas issued by the director or his or her duly authorized representative shall be enforced by the courts in any county or city and county, as provided in section 24-4-105 (5), C.R.S., if said subpoenas do not call for any appearance at a distance greater than one hundred miles.
C.R.S. § 8-85-108 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 85 / Section 8-85-108
8-85-108. Acceptance of federal grants
Status: in_force

8-85-108. Acceptance of federal grants. The executive director is authorized to accept, on behalf of the state, any grants of federal funds made available for any purposes consistent with the provisions of this article. As indicated in the general appropriations act, the executive director, with the approval of the governor, has the power to direct the disposition of any such grants so accepted in conformity with the terms and conditions under which given.
C.R.S. § 8-83-305 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 83 / Part 3 / Section 8-83-305
8-83-305. Skilled worker outreach, recruitment, and key training grant review committee -
Status: repealed

8-83-305. Skilled worker outreach, recruitment, and key training grant review committee - creation - membership - duties - grant award recommendations. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-44-109 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 44 / Part 1 / Section 8-44-109
8-44-109. Notice - change in rate by classification - policyholder's right to appeal class
Status: in_force

8-44-109. Notice - change in rate by classification - policyholder's right to appeal classifications - availability of medical case management services. (1) Any 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 supply information regarding a change in the rate by classification to any insured employer, if such employer has requested that such information be supplied. Such information shall be supplied within thirty days following release of such information to such insurer by the authorized rating organization and following approval of such rate change by the division of insurance. As soon as reasonably possible after the division of insurance's approval of a change in rate by classification, the authorized rating organization shall disseminate notice of such approval and change in rate.

(2) Every insurance carrier authorized to transact business in Colorado, including Pinnacol Assurance, which insures employers against liability for compensation under the provisions of articles 40 to 47 of this title, shall clearly and conspicuously inform policyholders of their rights to appeal employee classification designations, the procedures to be used for such an appeal, and the types of medical case management that the carrier has available to employees to promote medical cost containment.
C.R.S. § 8-42-107.6 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 42 / Section 8-42-107.6
8-42-107.6. Premium dividend for employing injured employees
Status: in_force

8-42-107.6. Premium dividend for employing injured employees. The commissioner of insurance shall include within the premium dividends specified in rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 10-4-408 (5), C.R.S., a premium dividend of up to ten percent if an employer reemploys injured employees at their preinjury wages including any wage increases to which such employees would have been entitled had the employee not been injured. The total amount of the premium dividend shall be determined on a pro rata basis, taking into account the total number of employees injured during the period of time the insurance policy was in effect and the total number of injured employees who have sustained permanent partial disability as a result of their injuries and who have been rehired by such employer.
C.R.S. § 8-2-117 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 8-2-117
8-2-117. Penalty for violation
Status: repealed

8-2-117. Penalty for violation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-88-207 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 88 / Part 2 / Section 8-88-207
8-88-207. Sunset review - repeal of part
Status: repealed

8-88-207. Sunset review - repeal of part. This part 2 is repealed, effective September 1, 2029. Before the repeal, this part 2 is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.
C.R.S. § 8-1-139 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 1 / Section 8-1-139
8-1-139. Failure of witness to appear or testify - penalty - repeal
Status: repealed

8-1-139. Failure of witness to appear or testify - penalty - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-71-105 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 71 / Part 1 / Section 8-71-105
8-71-105. Unemployment compensation commission
Status: repealed

8-71-105. Unemployment compensation commission. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-20-902 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 9 / Section 8-20-902
8-20-902. Brake fluid specifications - list of approved brands
Status: in_force

8-20-902. Brake fluid specifications - list of approved brands. The director of the division of oil and public safety shall establish specifications or requirements for approved-type brake fluid; but the specifications or requirements shall not be lower in standard than the specifications and requirements of the society of automotive engineers, numbered J-70 b, approved May, 1963. The director shall compile and furnish upon request a list of brands and trademarks of brake fluid inspected by the director that have been so approved.
C.R.S. § 8-70-110 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 70 / Section 8-70-110
8-70-110. Benefits - classifications
Status: in_force

8-70-110. Benefits - classifications. (1) Benefits are divided into classifications, as follows:

(a) Regular benefits: Benefits payable to an individual under this article or under any other state law, including benefits payable to federal civilian employees and to ex-servicemen pursuant to chapter 85 of title 5 of the United States Code, other than extended benefits;

(b) Extended benefits: Benefits payable to an individual under part 1 of article 75 of this title, including benefits payable to federal civilian employees and to former members of the armed forces pursuant to chapter 85 of title 5 of the United States Code, for weeks of unemployment in his or her eligibility period;

(c) Additional benefits: Benefits payable to exhaustees, as defined in section 8-75-101 (2), by reason of conditions of high unemployment or by reason of special factors under the provisions of any state law;

(d) Benefits not effectively charged: Those regular benefits, including the state share of extended benefits, paid but not charged to any active employer account.
C.R.S. § 8-6-114 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 6 / Section 8-6-114
8-6-114. Wages and working conditions for minors
Status: repealed

8-6-114. Wages and working conditions for minors. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 8-43-211 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 43 / Part 2 / Section 8-43-211
8-43-211. Notice - request for hearing
Status: in_force

8-43-211. Notice - request for hearing. (1) At least thirty days before any hearing, the office of administrative courts in the department of personnel shall send written notice to all parties by regular or electronic mail or by facsimile. The notice must:

(a) Give the time, date, and place of the hearing;

(b) Inform the parties that they must be prepared to present their evidence concerning the issues to be heard;

(c) Inform the parties that they have the right to be represented by an attorney or other person of their choice at the hearing.

(2) Hearings shall be set by the office of administrative courts in the department of personnel within eighty to one hundred twenty days after any of the following occur:

(a) The director sets any issue for hearing. The director may expedite the hearing for good cause shown.

(b) Any party requests a hearing on issues ripe for adjudication by filing a written request with the office of administrative courts in the department of personnel on forms provided by the office. The request shall be mailed to all parties at the time they are filed with the office of administrative courts. After the filing of the requests, the office of administrative courts in the department of personnel shall set the matter for hearing insofar as is practicable in the order in which requests are received by the office of administrative courts.

(c) Any party or the attorney of such party sends notice to set a hearing on issues ripe for adjudication to opposing parties or their attorneys. The director of the office of administrative courts shall determine the place and time or times during which settings can be made. At such setting, the party requesting the setting shall submit a completed request for hearing form. Any notice to set shall be mailed to opposing parties at least ten days prior to the setting date.

(3) If an attorney requests a hearing or files a notice to set a hearing on an issue that is not ripe for adjudication at the time the request or filing is made, the attorney may be assessed the reasonable attorney fees and costs of the opposing party in preparing for the hearing or setting. The requesting party must prove its attempt to have an unripe issue stricken by a prehearing administrative law judge to request fees or costs. Requested fees or costs incurred after a prehearing conference may only be awarded if they are directly caused by the listing of the unripe issue.

(4) Except in claims in which compensability is contested or a hearing is requested in response to a final admission of liability or to overcome a conclusion in a division-sponsored independent medical examination, the party filing an application for a hearing shall certify on the application that the party attempted to resolve with the other parties all issues listed in the application for a hearing.
C.R.S. § 8-20-211 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 2 / Section 8-20-211
8-20-211. Labeling visible containers
Status: in_force

8-20-211. Labeling visible containers. All visible containers and all devices used for drawing class I product from underground or aboveground containers at filling stations, garages, or other places where such products are sold or offered for sale shall be stamped or labeled in a visible place with the letters and figures:

"State Inspected (Date) ".
C.R.S. § 8-13.3-412 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 13.3 / Part 4 / Section 8-13.3-412
8-13.3-412. Confidentiality of employee information - definition
Status: in_force

8-13.3-412. Confidentiality of employee information - definition. (1) An employer shall not require disclosure of details relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking or the details of an employee's or an employee's family member's health information as a condition of providing paid sick leave under this part 4.

(2) Any health or safety information possessed by an employer regarding an employee or employee's family member must:

(a) Be maintained on a separate form and in a separate file from other personnel information;

(b) Be treated as confidential medical records; and

(c) Not be disclosed except to the affected employee or with the express permission of the affected employee.

(3) As used in this section, "affected employee" means the employee:

(a) About whom the health information pertains or who is the victim of the domestic abuse, sexual assault, or harassment; or

(b) Whose family member is the subject of the health information or is the victim of the domestic abuse, sexual assault, or harassment.
C.R.S. § 8-14.4-105 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 14.4 / Section 8-14.4-105
8-14.4-105. Enforcement by the division - rules
Status: in_force

8-14.4-105. Enforcement by the division - rules. (1) (a) Within two years after an alleged violation of this article 14.4, an aggrieved individual or whistleblower may file a complaint against a principal with the division as specified in this subsection (1).

(b) Until the date the division makes a complaint form publicly available:

(I) An aggrieved individual or whistleblower may file a complaint of a violation of this article 14.4 with the division in any form, by mail or electronic mail;

(II) The division may later require the aggrieved individual or whistleblower to complete the division's complaint form; and

(III) The filing date is the date of the claimant's original filing, even if the division later requests additional information or completion of the division's complaint form.

(c) After the division makes a complaint form publicly available, an aggrieved individual or whistleblower may file a complaint only by completing the required form.

(2) The division shall either:

(a) Investigate alleged principal violations of, or interference with rights or responsibilities under, this article 14.4 and complaints filed with the division by aggrieved individuals and whistleblowers; or

(b) Authorize an aggrieved individual or whistleblower to proceed with an action in district court as provided in sections 8-14.4-106 and 8-14.4-107. A person who receives authorization pursuant to this subsection (2)(b) is considered to have exhausted administrative remedies.

(3) In an investigation of alleged principal retaliation or interference with worker rights, if an investigation yields a determination that:

(a) A violation has occurred, the division may award reasonable attorney fees and impose fines pursuant to section 8-1-140 (2);

(b) Rights of multiple workers have been violated, the violation as to each worker is a separate violation for purposes of fines, penalties, or other remedies; and

(c) A worker was fired, voluntarily left employment, or experienced a reduction in pay due to a principal's violation, the determination may include an order to:

(I) Reinstate or rehire the worker and pay the worker's back pay until reinstatement or rehiring; or

(II) Pay the worker front pay for a reasonable period after the order, if reinstatement or rehiring is determined not to be feasible.

(4) Determinations made by the division under this section are appealable pursuant to section 8-4-111.5 and rules promulgated by the department regarding appeals and strategic enforcement.
C.R.S. § 8-20-106 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 8-20-106
8-20-106. Confidentiality
Status: in_force

8-20-106. Confidentiality. (1) Information concerning liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks obtained under this article shall be available to the public; except that any specific information that is confidential by state or federal law shall remain confidential.

(2) Confidential records may be disclosed to officers, employees, or authorized representatives of this state or of the United States who have been charged with administering this article or subchapter 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. § 8-20-803 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 20 / Part 8 / Section 8-20-803
8-20-803. Annual inspection of sample - permit authorizing sale - reinspection
Status: in_force

8-20-803. Annual inspection of sample - permit authorizing sale - reinspection. (1) Before any antifreeze is sold, exposed for sale, or held with intent to sell within this state, a sample thereof must be inspected annually by the director of the division of oil and public safety at an inspection laboratory designated by the director of the division of oil and public safety. Upon application of the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor, and the payment of a fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars for each sample of antifreeze submitted, the director of the division of oil and public safety shall inspect the antifreeze submitted as set forth in this subsection (1), but in no case shall an approved antifreeze be inspected more than one time for each antifreeze marketing year beginning May 1 and ending April 30, except as set forth in this section.

(2) If the antifreeze is not adulterated or misbranded, meets the standards of the director of the division of oil and public safety, and is not in violation of this part 8, the director of the division of oil and public safety shall give the applicant a written permit authorizing the sale by any person of such antifreeze in this state for the marketing year for which the inspection fee is paid. If the director of the division of oil and public safety at a later date finds that the product to be sold, exposed for sale, or held with intent to sell has been materially altered or adulterated, or that a change has been made in the name, brand, or trademark under which the antifreeze is sold, or that it violates the provisions of this part 8, the director of the division of oil and public safety shall notify the applicant and the permit shall be canceled.

(3) In the event a manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor changes the composition, content, or formula of any antifreeze which the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor is marketing under a permit from the director of the division of oil and public safety, it is the duty of said manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor to immediately notify the director of the division of oil and public safety and submit a sample for test in compliance with this section.
C.R.S. § 8-12-114 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 12 / Section 8-12-114
8-12-114. Appeal from denial or cancellation of school release permit - procedure
Status: in_force

8-12-114. Appeal from denial or cancellation of school release permit - procedure. (1) If a minor is refused a school release permit or has had a school release permit canceled for reasons other than the termination of employment for which the permit was granted, he shall be entitled to review by the court having jurisdiction of juvenile matters in the county in which the minor resides, in accordance with the procedures described in this section.

(2) The official who refused to issue or canceled the school release permit shall, upon demand made within five days after the refusal or cancellation, promptly furnish the minor and his parent or guardian with a written statement of the reasons for such refusal or cancellation.

(3) Within five days after the receipt of such statement, the minor and his parent or guardian may petition the court for an order directing the issuance or reissuance of a school release permit. The petition shall state the reasons why the court should issue such an order, and the petitioner shall attach to such petition the statement of the issuing officer obtained as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) The court shall hold a hearing and receive such further testimony and evidence as it deems necessary. If the court finds that the issuance or reissuance of a permit is in the best interest of the minor, it shall grant the petition.

(5) No fee shall be charged by the court in such proceedings.
C.R.S. § 8-6-109 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 6 / Section 8-6-109
8-6-109. Methods of establishing minimum wages - wage board
Status: in_force

8-6-109. Methods of establishing minimum wages - wage board. (1) If after investigation the director is of the opinion that the conditions of employment surrounding said employees are detrimental to the health or morals or that a substantial number of workers in any occupation are receiving wages, whether by time rate or piece rate, inadequate to supply the necessary costs of living and to maintain the workers in health, the director shall proceed to establish minimum wage rates either directly or by the indirect method described in subsection (2) of this section. If he selects the direct method, the director shall establish the minimum wage rates.

(2) If he adopts the indirect method, the director shall establish a wage board consisting of not more than three representatives of employers in the occupation in question, and of an equal number of persons to represent the employees in said occupation, and of an equal number of disinterested persons to represent the public, and someone representing the director if it is desired. The director shall name and appoint all members of the wage board and designate the chairman thereof. The selection of members representing employers and employees shall be, so far as practicable, through election by employers and employees respectively, subject to approval and selection by the director. The members of the wage board shall be compensated at the same rate and fees for service as jurors in courts of record, and they shall be allowed their necessary traveling and clerical expenses incurred in the actual performance of their duties, to be paid from the appropriations for the expenses of the division.

(3) The proceedings and deliberations of such wage board shall be made a matter of record for the use of the director and shall be admissible as evidence in any proceedings before the director. Each wage board has the same power as the director to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence. Witnesses subpoenaed by a wage board shall be allowed the same compensation as when subpoenaed by the director.
C.R.S. § 8-42-104 — CO Code / Title 8 / Article 42 / Section 8-42-104
8-42-104. Effect of previous injury or compensation
Status: in_force

8-42-104. Effect of previous injury or compensation. (1) The fact that an employee has suffered a previous disability or impairment or received compensation therefor shall not preclude compensation for a later injury or for death, but, in determining compensation benefits payable for the later injury or death, the employee's average weekly earnings at the time of the later injury shall be used in determining the compensation payable to the employee or such employee's dependents. Notwithstanding any other provision of articles 40 to 47 of this title, no claimant may receive concurrent permanent total disability awards from injuries occurring in this state or any other state.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1676, § 2, effective July 1, 2008.)

(3) An employee's temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, or medical benefits shall not be reduced based on apportionment under any circumstances. This subsection (3) supercedes the Colorado court of appeals' decisions in Hutchison v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of Colorado, 405 P.3d 458 (Colo. App. 2017) and Duncan v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of Colorado, 107 P.3d 999 (Colo. App. 2004).

(4) An employee's recovery of permanent total disability shall not be reduced when the disability is the result of a work-related injury or a work-related injury combined with genetic, congenital, or similar conditions; body habitus; or family history; except that this subsection (4) does not apply to reductions in recovery or apportionments allowed pursuant to the Colorado supreme court's decision in the case denominated Anderson v. Brinkhoff, 859 P.2d 819 (Colo. 1993).

(5) In cases of permanent medical impairment, the employee's award or settlement shall not be reduced except:

(a) When an employee has suffered more than one permanent medical impairment to the same body part and has received an award or settlement under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado" or a similar act from another state. The permanent medical impairment rating applicable to the previous injury to the same body part, established by award or settlement, shall be deducted from the permanent medical impairment rating for the subsequent injury to the same body part.

(b) When an employee has a nonwork-related previous permanent medical impairment to the same body part that has been identified, treated, and, at the time of the subsequent compensable injury, is independently disabling. The percentage of the nonwork-related permanent medical impairment existing at the time of the subsequent injury to the same body part shall be deducted from the permanent medical impairment rating for the subsequent compensable injury.

(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude employers or insurers from seeking contribution or reimbursement, as permitted by law, from other employers or insurers for benefits paid to or for an injured employee as long as the employee's benefits are not reduced or otherwise affected by such contribution or reimbursement.

(7) For the purposes of subsections (4) and (5) of this section, the employer or, if the employer is insured, the employer's insurer has the burden of proof, by a preponderance of the evidence, at any hearing regarding apportionment that may result in a reduction of benefits to an employee under this section.