Opinion ID: 220260
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Heading: Colorado Wage Order 27

Text: The Colorado Minimum Wage Act, Colo. Rev.Stat. §§ 8-6-101-8-6-119, prohibits employment of workers for wages which are inadequate to supply the necessary cost of living and to maintain the health of workers so employed or under conditions of labor detrimental to [workers'] health or morals. Colo.Rev.Stat. § 8-6-104. The Act also delegates to the Colorado Department of Labor the authority to set minimum wage and maximum hour standards. Colo.Rev.Stat. § 8-6-106. Pursuant to this authority, the Colorado Department of Labor issued Wage Order 27, which prescribes minimum wage and overtime requirements for employees in the retail and service, food and beverage, commercial support service, and health and medical industries. 7 Colo.Code Regs. § 1103-1:1.