§ 8-14.4-108 — Rule-making

Colorado § 8-14.4-108

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 08: Labor and
• Art.: Worker Rights Related to

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The division may promulgate rules necessary to
implement this article 14.4.

Source: L. 2020: Entire article added, (HB 20-1415), ch. 276, p. 1356, � 1,
effective July 11.

8-14.4-109. Agricultural employers - responsibilities during public health
emergency - worker safety protections - definition. (1) During a public health
emergency, in addition to the other protections and rights afforded to workers, a
principal engaged in agricultural employment shall:

(a) (I) Except as provided in subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section, provide each
worker living in employer-provided housing with:

(A) In a single-occupancy unit where the worker is housed alone, at least
eighty square feet of combined sleeping and living quarters;

(B) In multiple-occupancy housing, at least one hundred square feet of
sleeping quarters per worker and one hundred twenty square feet of space per
worker in areas used for combined purposes such as meal preparation and eating;
and

(C) In all housing, screened windows that open to the outside or living space
that has an air filtration system.

(II) A principal engaged in agricultural employment may, as an alternative to
complying with subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section, comply with alternative
protections applicable to housing identified in a public health order issued by the
department.

(b) Provide each worker actively engaged in the open-range production of
livestock with:

(I) A single occupancy mobile housing unit, regardless of any variances
otherwise available pursuant to 20 CFR 655.235; or

(II) Alternative protections applicable to housing identified in a public health
order issued by the department;

(c) Allow the department to consult with the department of public health and
environment in enforcing this section;

(d) Provide training to workers concerning safety precautions and
protections during a public health emergency; and

(e) Provide informational and educational materials through posters and
pamphlets written in English and Spanish and any other relevant languages in
employer-provided housing, work sites, and other places where the principal
usually posts information for the workers that:

(I) Lists the contact information for the Migrant Farm Worker Division of
Colorado Legal Services, or its successor organization, where a worker may receive
free and confidential legal services; and

(II) Informs the workers regarding federal and state guidance concerning a
public health emergency.

(2) As used in this section, public health emergency means a statewide
public health emergency declared by executive order regarding COVID-19, the
coronavirus disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2, also known as SARS-CoV-2, or another communicable disease as defined in
section 25-1.5-102 (1)(a)(IV) that is transmissible from person to person.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (SB 21-087), ch. 337, p. 2184, � 8, effective June 25. L. 2022: (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(c) amended and (2) added, (HB 22-1313), ch. 373, p. 2654, � 1, effective June 3.