2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR I - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-20.5-401) › WAGES (§§ 8-4-101 — 8-10-103) › Article 7.5 - DIRECT care workforce stabilization board (§§ 8-7.5-101 — 8-7.5-107) › Section 8-7.5-105 - Notice to direct care workers - duty of direct care employers - posting on state websites - board review and recommendations - rules

(1)
(a)
Starting January 1, 2025, each direct care employer shall annually provide a notice to direct care workers employed by the direct care employer informing the direct care workers of the following:
(I)
The rights of direct care workers and the obligations of direct care employers provided under this article 7.5, including their rights to participate in public hearings that the board conducts and to provide written or oral testimony to the board;
(II)
All current minimum direct care employment standards and any local jurisdiction minimum direct care employment standards; and
(III)
The contact information for, and a statement that the direct care worker may contact, the department for assistance and information regarding the rights and obligations under this article 7.5 and any standards described in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section.
(b)
A direct care employer shall provide the notice described in subsection (1)(a) of this section using the same means that the direct care employer uses to provide other work-related notices to direct care workers.
(c)
(I)
The board shall make available to direct care employers a template or sample notice that satisfies the requirements of this section and rules adopted by the department pursuant to this title 8 regarding other required employer notices pertaining to wages, pay equity, labor conditions, and family and medical leave benefits. Direct care employers shall provide the board with copies of any notices given to direct care workers pursuant to this section.
(II)
The board shall provide, in an accessible format, the template or sample notice described in subsection (1)(c)(I) of this section to an eligible person, as defined in section
25.5-6-1101 (4)
, participating in the consumer-directed care service model pursuant to part 11 of article
6
of title
25.5
.
(2)
The department of labor and employment, the department of health care policy and financing, and the department of public health and environment shall post the notice described in subsection (1) of this section on their respective public-facing websites.
(3)
(a)
The board shall review the manner in which direct care workers are informed of their rights and the obligations of direct care employers under this article 7.5 and under other applicable state statutes and rules and shall make recommendations to the department of labor and employment, the department of health care policy and financing, and the department of public health and environment on methods to improve the state's ability to communicate with direct care workers regarding the workers' rights and the obligations of direct care employers.
(b)
The departments specified in subsection (3)(a) of this section shall review the board recommendations and adopt or amend any rules the departments determine would improve the transmission of information to direct care workers.
Added by 2023 Ch. 362,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 362, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).