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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) › DIVISION OF LABOR - INDUSTRIAL CLAIM APPEALS OFFICE (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-1-153) › Article 1 - DIVISION OF LABOR - INDUSTRIAL CLAIM APPEALS OFFICE (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-1-153) › Section 8-1-152 - Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules

(1)
Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department or any authorized agent of the department shall require the applicant's name, address, and social security number.
(2)
The department or any authorized agent of the department shall deny, suspend, or revoke any license pursuant to the provisions of section
26-13-126
, C.R.S., and any rules promulgated in furtherance thereof, if the department or agent thereof receives a notice to deny, suspend, or revoke from the state child support enforcement agency because the licensee or applicant is out of compliance with a court or administrative order for current child support, child support debt, retroactive child support, child support arrearages, or child support when combined with maintenance or because the licensee or applicant has failed to comply with a properly issued subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding. Any such denial, suspension, or revocation shall be in accordance with the procedures specified by rule of the department, rules promulgated by the state board of human services, and any memorandum of understanding entered into between the department or an authorized agent thereof and the state child support enforcement agency for the implementation of this section and section
26-13-126
, C.R.S.
(3)
(a)
The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state child support enforcement agency, which memorandum shall identify the relative responsibilities of the department and the state child support enforcement agency in the department of human services with respect to the implementation of this section and section
26-13-126
, C.R.S.
(b)
The appropriate rule-making body of the department is authorized to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
(4)
For purposes of this section, "license" means any recognition, authority, or permission that the department or any authorized agent of the department is authorized by law to issue for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity. "License" may include, but is not necessarily limited to, any license, certificate, certification, letter of authorization, or registration issued for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1262, § 2, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1997 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 1997.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-101 - Combination of employees for peaceable objects lawful

It is not unlawful for any two or more persons to unite, combine, or agree in any manner, to advise or encourage, by peaceable means, any persons to enter into any combination in relation to entering into or remaining in the employment of any person or corporation, or in relation to the amount of wages or compensation to be paid for labor, or for the purpose of regulating the hours of labor, or for the procuring of fair and just treatment from employers, or for the purpose of aiding and protecting their welfare and interests in any other manner not in violation of the constitution of this state or the laws made in pursuance thereof. This section shall not be so construed as to permit two or more persons, by threats of either bodily or financial injury, or by any display of force, to prevent or intimidate any other person from continuing in such employment as he may see fit, or to boycott or intimidate any employer of labor.
L. 1889: p. 92, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3924. C.L. § 4150. CSA: C. 97, § 64. CRS 53: § 80-4-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-1.
For unfair labor practices, see § 8-3-108.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 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.
L. 1897: p. 156, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3925. C.L. § 4151. CSA: C. 97, § 65. CRS 53: § 80-4-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-2.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-103 - Penalty for coercing employees

Any person or any member of any firm or an agent, officer, or employee of any such company or corporation, violating the provisions of section
8-2-102
commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462,§ 76, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 1897: p. 156, § 2. R.S. 08: § 3926. C.L. § 4152. CSA: C. 97, § 66. CRS 53: § 80-4-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-3.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-104 - Obtaining workmen by misrepresentation unlawful

It is unlawful for any person, company, corporation, society, association, or organization of any kind doing business in this state, by itself or its agents or attorneys, to induce, influence, persuade, or engage workmen to change from one place of employment to another in this state, or to bring workmen of any class or calling into this state to work in any of the departments of labor in this state, through or by means of false or deceptive representations, false advertising, or false pretenses concerning the kind and character of the work to be done, or amount and character of the compensation to be paid for such work, or the sanitary or other conditions of the employment, or as to the existence or nonexistence of a strike or lockout pending between employer and employees, or failure to state in any advertisement, proposal, or contract for the employment that there is a strike, lockout, or other labor trouble at the place of the proposed employment, when in fact such strike, lockout, or other labor trouble then actually exists at such place, and it is deemed false advertisement and misrepresentation for the purposes of sections
8-2-104
to
8-2-107
.
L. 11: p. 486, § 1. C.L. § 4156. CSA: C. 97, § 71. CRS 53: § 80-4-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-4.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-105 - Penalty

Any person, company, corporation, society, association, or organization of any kind doing business in this state, as well as its agents, attorneys, servants, or associates, found guilty of violating section
8-2-104
or any part thereof commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462,§ 77, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 11: p. 487, § 2. C.L. § 4157. CSA: C. 97, § 72. CRS 53: § 80-4-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-5.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-106 - Armed guards - when lawful

Any person who hires, aids, abets, or assists in hiring, through agencies or otherwise, persons to guard with arms or deadly weapons of any kind other persons or property in this state, or any person who enters this state armed with deadly weapons of any kind for any such purpose, without a permit in writing from the governor of this state commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-401
, C.R.S. Nothing in sections
8-2-104
to
8-2-107
shall be construed to interfere with the right of any person, company, corporation, society, association, or organization to guard or protect its private property or private interests as is now provided by law. Sections
8-2-104
to
8-2-107
shall be construed only to apply in cases where workmen are brought into this state, or induced to go from one place to another in this state by any false pretenses, false advertising, or deceptive representations, or brought into this state under arms, or removed from one place to another in this state under arms.
L. 11: p. 487, § 3. C.L. § 4158. CSA: C. 97, § 73. CRS 53: § 80-4-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-6. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 869, § 19, effective 7/1/1979. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 821, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1466, § 17, effective October 1.
The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L. 77, was changed from July 1, 1978, to April 1, 1979, by chapter 1, First Extraordinary Session, L. 78, and was subsequently changed to July 1, 1979, by chapter 157, § 23, L. 79. See People v. McKenna, 199 Colo. 452 , 611 P.2d 574 (1980).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-107 - Workman engaged by false representations to recover damages

Any workman of this state, or any workman of another state who is influenced, induced, or persuaded to engage with any persons mentioned in section
8-2-104
, through or by means of any of the things therein prohibited has a right of action for recovery of all damages that each such workman has sustained in consequence of the false or deceptive representations, false advertising, and false pretenses used to induce him to change his place of employment against any person, corporation, company, or association, directly or indirectly, causing such damages. In addition to all actual damages such workmen may have sustained, they shall be entitled to recover such reasonable attorney fees as the court shall fix, to be taxed as costs in any judgment recovered.
L. 11: p. 487, § 4. C.L. § 4159. CSA: C. 97, § 74. CRS 53: § 80-4-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-7.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 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.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462,§ 78, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 29: p. 429, §§ 1-3. CSA: C. 97, § 75. L. 37: p. 795, § 1. CRS 53: § 80-4-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-8.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-109 - Rights of person charged with contempt

(1)
In all cases where a person is charged with indirect criminal contempt for violation of a protection order or injunction issued by a court, the accused shall enjoy:
(a)
The right as to admission to bail that is accorded to persons accused of crime;
(b)
The right to be notified of the accusation and a reasonable time to make a defense, if the alleged contempt is not committed in the immediate view or presence of the court;
(c)
Upon demand, the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the judicial district wherein the contempt has been committed. This requirement shall not be construed to apply to contempts committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to interfere directly with the administration of justice or to apply to the misbehavior, misconduct, or disobedience of any officer of the court in respect to the writs, order, or process of the court.
(d)
The right to file with the court a demand for the retirement of the judge sitting in the proceeding, if the contempt arises from an attack upon the character or conduct of such judge and if the attack occurred otherwise than in open court. Upon the filing of any such demand, the judge shall proceed no further, but another judge shall be designated by the presiding judge of said court. The demand shall be filed prior to the hearing in the contempt proceeding.
L. 33: p. 412, § 10. CSA: C. 97, § 85. CRS 53: § 80-4-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-9. L. 2003: IP(1) amended, p. 1009, § 9, effective July 1.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-110 - Unlawful to publish blacklist

No corporation, company, or individual shall blacklist, or publish, or cause to be blacklisted or published any employee, mechanic, or laborer discharged by such corporation, company, or individual, with the intent and for the purpose of preventing such employee, mechanic, or laborer from engaging in or securing similar or other employment from any other corporation, company, or individual.
L. 1887: p. 58, § 1. R.S. 08: § 396. C.L. § 4160. CSA: C. 97, § 88. CRS 53: § 80-4-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-10.
For arbitration to avoid necessity of blacklist, see § 8-1-123.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-111 - Penalty for blacklisting

If any officer or agent of any corporation, company, individual, or other person blacklists, publishes, or causes to be blacklisted or published any employee, mechanic, or laborer discharged by such corporation, company, or individual with the intent and for the purpose of preventing such employee, mechanic, or laborer from engaging in or securing similar or other employment from any other corporation, company, or individual, or in any manner conspires or contrives by correspondence, or otherwise, to prevent such discharged employee from securing employment, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462,§ 79, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 1887: p. 58, § 2. R.S. 08: § 397. C.L. § 4161. CSA: C. 97, § 89. CRS 53: § 80-4-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-11.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-112 - Unlawful to publish notice of boycott

It is unlawful to print or circulate any notice of boycott, boycott card, sticker, banner, sign, or dodger publishing or declaring that a boycott or ban exists, or has existed or is contemplated against any person, firm, or corporation doing a lawful business, or publish the name of any judicial officer or other public officer upon any notice of boycott, boycott card, sticker, banner, sign, or other similar list because of any lawful act or decision of such official. A person who violates this section commits a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462,§ 80, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 05: p. 160, § 2. R.S. 08: § 399. C.L. § 4163. CSA: C. 97, § 91. CRS 53: § 80-4-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-12.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
For arbitration to avoid necessity of boycott, see § 8-1-123.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-115 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ch. 462, § 83, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 05: p. 161, § 5. R.S. 08: § 402. C.L. § 4166. CSA: C. 97, § 94. CRS 53: § 80-4-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-15.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-116 - [Repealed]

L. 03: p. 307, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3927. C.L. § 4191. CSA: C. 97, § 112. CRS 53: § 80-4-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-16. L. 86: Entire section repealed, p. 933, § 5, effective May 8.
For present provisions concerning age discrimination in employment, see part 4 of article 34 of title 24.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-117 - [Repealed]

L. 03: p. 308, § 2. R.S. 08: § 3928. C.L. § 4192. CSA: C. 97, § 123. CRS 53: § 80-4-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-17. L. 86: Entire section repealed, p. 933, § 5, effective May 8.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-118 - Cost of medical examination - employer and employee defined

(1)
It is unlawful for any employer, as defined in subsection (2) of this section, to require any employee or applicant for employment to pay the cost of a medical examination or the cost of furnishing any records required by the employer as a condition of employment, except those records necessary to support the applicant's statements in the application for employment.
(2)
"Employer", as used in this section, means an individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a legal representative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, and any common carrier by rail, motor, water, air, or express company doing business in or operating within the state.
(3)
"Employee", as used in this section, means every person who may be permitted, required, or directed by any employer, as defined in subsection (2) of this section, in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit, to engage in any employment.
(4)
Any employer who violates the provisions of this section is liable to a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars for each violation. It is the duty of the director of the division of labor standards and statistics to enforce this section.
(5)
(a)
The director of the division of labor standards and statistics shall enforce this section as it applies to an individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, or a legal representative, trustee, receiver, or trustee in bankruptcy doing business in or operating within the state.
(b)
The public utilities commission shall enforce this section as it applies to any common carrier by rail, motor, water, air, or express company doing business in or operating within the state.
(c)
Nothing in this subsection (5) shall be construed as applying to irrigation ditch and water companies.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 131,§ 6, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 57: p. 491, §§ 1-4. CRS 53: § 80-4-18. L. 59: p. 536, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-18. L. 69: p. 615, § 123. L. 2016: (4) and (5)(a) amended, (HB 16-1323), ch. 131, p. 377, § 6, effective August 10.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-119 - Awards of back pay - deduction of unemployment compensation

(1)
In any proceeding in this state in which an award of back pay is made, the employer shall pay any such award in full, subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section.
(2)
The person ordering an award of back pay shall notify the director of the division of unemployment insurance of the award within five days after the date of the order.
(3)
If, during the period for which back pay is awarded, the recipient of the award has been receiving unemployment benefits pursuant to the provisions of articles
70
to
82
of this title, the entity ordering the award shall reduce the amount of the award by the amount of benefits the person received, and the employer shall withhold that amount from the award. The employer shall remit the amount withheld from the back pay award to the division of unemployment insurance, and the division shall credit the amount to the unemployment compensation fund. The employer shall remit the withheld amount within ten days after the award of back pay becomes final.
L. 69: p. 666, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-19. L. 76: (2) amended, p. 335, § 1, effective May 10. L. 2012: (2) and (3) amended, (HB 12-1120), ch. 27, p. 104, § 11, effective June 1.
The effective date for amendments to this section by House Bill 12-1120 (chapter 27, Session Laws of Colorado 2012) was changed from August 8, 2012, to June 1, 2012, by House Bill 12S-1002 (First Extraordinary Session, chapter 2, p. 2432, Session Laws of Colorado 2012).
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 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.
L. 88: Entire section added, p. 365, § 1, effective April 11.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-121 - [Repealed]

L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 1305, § 1, effective May 30. L. 2008: (2) amended, p. 2145, § 16, effective June 4. L. 2011: Entire section repealed, (SB 11-243), ch. 282, p. 1256, §1, effective June 2.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-122 - Employment verification requirements - audits - fine for fraudulent documents - cash fund created - definitions

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Director" means the director of the division.
(b)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.)
(c)
"Employer" means a person or entity that:
(I)
Transacts business in Colorado;
(II)
At any time, employs another person to perform services of any nature; and
(III)
Has control of the payment of wages for such services or is the officer, agent, or employee of the person or entity having control of the payment of wages.
(d)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.)
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.)
(3)
Upon the request of the director, an employer shall submit documentation to the director that demonstrates that the employer is in compliance with the employment verification requirements specified in
8 U.S.C. sec. 1324a(b)
. The director or the director's designee may conduct random audits of employers in Colorado to obtain the documentation. When the director has reason to believe that an employer has not complied with the employment verification and examination requirements, the director shall request the employer to submit the documentation.
(4)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.)
(5)
It is the public policy of Colorado that this section shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, national origin, or disability.
(6)
Repealed.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 171,§ 1, eff. 6/29/2020.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 266,§ 2, eff. 8/10/2016.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 131,§ 7, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 2006, 1st Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 37, § 1, effective July 31. L. 2016: (1)(b) amended, (HB 16-1323), ch. 377, p. 377, § 7, effective August 10; entire section amended, (HB 16-1114), ch. 1102, p. 1102, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2020: (6) added, (HB 20-1381), ch. 785, p. 785, § 1, effective June 29.
Subsection (6)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (6), effective July 1, 2020. (See L. 2020, p. 785.)
For the legislative declaration in HB 16-1114, see section 1 of chapter 266, Session Laws of Colorado 2016.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-132) › Section 8-2-128 - Prohibitions of employer - requiring social security number - exceptions

(1)
(a)
An entity with a board of directors, including any advisory board, shall not require a member of the board of directors who is not paid for serving on the board, except for occasional reimbursement of incidental expenses of serving on the board, to disclose the member's social security number to the entity in order to serve as a member of the board.
(b)
Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), a current or prospective board member may be required to disclose his or her social security number:
(I)
To an entity that is required by law, rule, or a government or accreditation organization's recommended program of legal compliance to require a member of its board of directors to provide a social security number to use to check any governmental background check database or to reimburse a member for expenses incurred in the actual performance of his or her duties;
(II)
If the board member would directly serve a clientele that includes minors, the elderly, victims of abuse, persons with developmental disabilities, or other vulnerable individuals and that has an established policy of using a professional employment screening service to conduct background checks, utilizing social security numbers, to screen its personnel, board members, or volunteers; or
(III)
If the board member would be authorized to sign checks or engage in other transactions involving the entity's assets or accounts and the financial institution holding those assets or accounts requires a social security number to verify the identity of persons so authorized.
(c)
An entity that requires an individual to provide his or her social security number for one of the reasons listed in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) shall state the reason and specify what uses will be made of the individual's social security number.
(2)
It is unlawful for the state or any local government to deny an individual any right, benefit, or privilege provided by law that would violate the federal "Privacy Act of 1974", Pub.L. 93-579, sec. 7, because of the individual's refusal to disclose his or her social security number unless federal law, state law or rule, or a rule, order, or directive of a court requires such disclosure. The state or any local government that requests an individual to disclose his or her social security number when the disclosure is not required by federal or state law shall inform the individual whether that disclosure is mandatory or voluntary, by what statutory or other authority the social security number is solicited, and what uses will be made of the individual's social security number.
Added by 2014 Ch. 127, § 1, eff. 8/6/2014.
L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1141), ch. 127, p. 450, § 1, effective August 6.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 2 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY (§§ 8-2-201 — 8-2-206) › Section 8-2-201 - Damages - fellow servant rule abolished - limitation on admission of criminal history

(1)
Every corporation or individual who employs agents, servants, or employees, such agents, servants, or employees being in the exercise of due care, shall be liable to respond in damages for injuries or death sustained by any such agent, servant, or employee resulting from the carelessness, omission of duty, or negligence of such employer, or which may have resulted from the carelessness, omission of duty, or negligence of any other agent, servant, or employee of the employer, in the same manner and to the same extent as if the carelessness, omission of duty, or negligence causing the injury or death was that of the employer.
(2)
(a)
Information regarding the criminal history of an employee or former employee may not be introduced as evidence in a civil action against an employer or its employees or agents that is based on the conduct of the employee or former employee if:
(I)
The nature of the criminal history does not bear a direct relationship to the facts underlying the cause of action; or
(II)
Before the occurrence of the act giving rise to the civil action, a court order sealed any record of the criminal case or the employee or former employee received a pardon; or
(III)
The record is of an arrest or charge that did not result in a criminal conviction; or
(IV)
The employee or former employee received a deferred judgment at sentence and the deferred judgment was not revoked.
(b)
This subsection (2) does not supersede any statutory requirement to conduct a criminal history background investigation or consider criminal history records in hiring for particular types of employment.
L. 11: p. 294, § 1. C.L. § 4167. CSA: C. 97, § 95. CRS 53: § 80-6-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-5-1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1023), ch. 42, p. 167, §2, effective August 11.
(1) For negligence of a fellow servant being no defense under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", see § 8-41-101; for damages for wrongful death, see article 21 of title 13. (2) For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 42, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 2 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY (§§ 8-2-201 — 8-2-206) › Section 8-2-202 - Damages in case of death - limit

If the death of a person is caused by an act of carelessness, omission of duty, or negligence as provided in section
8-2-201
, the corporation or individual who would have been liable if the death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages regardless of the death of the party injured. In each such case the jury may award such damages as it deems fair and just, with reference to the necessary injury resulting from such death, to the parties who may be entitled to sue under this part 2; except that, if the decedent left neither a widow, widower, or minor children nor a dependent father or mother, the damages recoverable in any such action shall not exceed forty-five thousand dollars.
L. 11: p. 295, § 2. C.L. § 4168. L. 33: p. 475, § 1. CSA: C. 97, § 96. CRS 53: § 80-6-2. L. 61: p. 488, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-5-2. L. 67: p. 481, § 2. L. 69: p. 329, § 2.
For damages in general, see article 21 of title 13.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 2 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY (§§ 8-2-201 — 8-2-206) › Section 8-2-203 - Who may sue - consolidation of actions

(1)
Every such action shall in case of death be maintained:
(a)
By the husband or wife of the deceased;
(b)
If there is no husband or wife or if he or she fails to sue within one year after such death, by the children of the deceased or their descendants;
(c)
If such deceased is a minor or unmarried, without issue, by the father or mother or by both jointly; or
(d)
If there is no such person entitled to sue, by such other next of kin of the deceased as may be dependent upon the deceased for support.
(2)
Every such action, in case of death, may be maintained by any person entitled to sue for the use and benefit of the others so entitled to sue as well as for the plaintiff so suing, and the verdict of the jury and the judgment of the court shall specify the amount of damages awarded to each person, and, if any such actions are separately brought, the same shall be consolidated with the action first commenced in the court which has jurisdiction of said actions when so consolidated.
L. 11: p. 295, § 3. C.L. § 4169. CSA: C. 97, § 97. CRS 53: § 80-6-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-5-3.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 2 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY (§§ 8-2-201 — 8-2-206) › Section 8-2-204 - Limitation of actions - limit of damages

All actions provided for by this part 2 shall be brought within the time period prescribed in section
13-80-102
, C.R.S. The amount of damages recoverable under this part 2 in case of personal injury resulting solely from negligence of a coemployee shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
L. 11: p. 296, § 4. C.L. § 4170. L. 33: p. 476, § 2. CSA: C. 97, § 98. CRS 53: § 80-6-4. L. 61: p. 488, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-5-4. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 702, § 7, effective May 23.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 2 - LABOR RELATIONS, GENERALLY (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-2-206) › Part 2 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY (§§ 8-2-201 — 8-2-206) › Section 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.
L. 15: p. 197, § 1. C.L. § 4171. CSA: C. 97, § 99. CRS 53: § 80-6-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-5-5.
For assumption of risk under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", see § 8-41-101.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 3 - LABOR PEACE ACT (§§ 8-3-101 — 8-3-123) › Section 8-3-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Labor Peace Act".
L. 43: p. 417, § 24. CSA: C. 97, § 94(24). CRS 53: § 80-5-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-4-21.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 3 - LABOR PEACE ACT (§§ 8-3-101 — 8-3-123) › Section 8-3-103 - Construction

Except as specifically provided in this article, nothing in this article shall be construed so as to interfere with or impede or diminish in any way the right to strike or the right of individuals to work, nor shall anything in this article be so construed as unlawfully to invade the right to freedom of speech. Nothing in this article shall be so construed or applied as to deprive any employee of any unemployment benefit which he might otherwise be entitled to receive under any other laws of the state of Colorado. The fact that any provisions of this article have been adopted from other states, or the language of the statutes of other states has been used in the preparation of this article shall not be taken to adopt as the construction of such provisions the decisions of other states construing such statutes of other states. It is not the intention of the legislature in adopting this article necessarily to adopt the construction that may have been placed upon similar provisions by the courts of other states.
L. 43: p. 417, § 24. CSA: C. 97, § 94(24). CRS 53: § 80-5-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-4-21.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 3 - LABOR PEACE ACT (§§ 8-3-101 — 8-3-123) › Section 8-3-105 - Director to administer - adopt rules and regulations

The director shall enforce and administer the provisions of this article and may adopt reasonable rules and regulations relative to its administration and to the conduct of all elections and hearings pertaining to mass transportation as defined in section
8-3-104(15)
. Such rules and regulations shall not be effective until ten days after the date thereof.
L. 43: p. 397, § 3. CSA: C. 97, § 94(3). CRS 53: § 80-5-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-4-3. L. 64: p. 148, § 82. L. 65: p. 811, § 2. L. 69: p. 594, § 73. L. 86: Entire section R&RE, p. 470, § 24, effective July 1.
For rule-making by state agencies in general, see article 4 of title 24.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 3 - LABOR PEACE ACT (§§ 8-3-101 — 8-3-123) › Section 8-3-106 - Rights of employees

In accordance with the provisions of this article, employees have the right of self-organization and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own free choosing, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. Each employee also has the right to refrain from any of such activities. The rights of each employee are essential rights, and nothing contained in this article shall be so construed as to infringe upon or have any operation against or in conflict with such rights.
L. 43: p. 397, § 4. CSA: C. 97, § 94(4). CRS 53: § 80-5-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-4-4.
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) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 3 - LABOR PEACE ACT (§§ 8-3-101 — 8-3-123) › Section 8-3-109 - What are not unfair labor practices

(1)
It is not an unfair labor practice for any employer to refuse to grant a closed shop or all-union agreement or to accede to any proposal therefor as provided in this article.
(2)
The right of both employer and employee freely to express, declare, and publish their respective views and proposals concerning any labor relationship shall not be abrogated or limited by this article, nor shall the exercise of such right constitute an unfair labor practice. No strike shall be lawful unless it is authorized by a majority vote of the employees in the union involved taken by secret ballot such as is provided in this article.
(3)
It shall not be an unfair labor practice for an employer engaged primarily in the building and construction industry to enter into an all-union agreement, except an agreement providing for an agency shop or modified agency shop, with a labor organization, which agreement is limited in its coverage to employees who, upon their employment, will be engaged in the building and construction industry, if a copy of such agreement is filed with the director and certified by him as provided in section
8-3-108(1)(c)(II)(B)
. Such agreement may be ratified as provided in section
8-3-108(1)(c)(II)(C)
or terminated by the director as provided in section
8-3-108(1)(c)(III)
.
L. 43: p. 403, § 7. CSA: C. 97, § 94(7). CRS 53: § 80-5-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-4-7. L. 77: (3) added, p. 422, § 3, effective June 29.