Colorado § 8-5-101 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 8-5-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 8-5-101

Title 08Labor and

Art.Wage Equality

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-5-101 (2026).

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As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Repealed. (1.3) Career development means a change to an employee's terms of compensation, benefits, full-time or part-time status, duties, or access to further advancement in order to update the employee's job title or compensate the employee to reflect work performed or contributions already made by the employee. (1.5) Career progression means a regular or automatic movement from one position to another based on time in a specific role or other objective metrics.

(2)Director means the director of the division of labor standards and statistics.

(3)Repealed.

(4)Employee means a person employed by an employer.

(5)Employer means the state or any political subdivision, commission, department, institution,

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As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Repealed.

(1.3) Career development means a change to an employee's terms of
compensation, benefits, full-time or part-time status, duties, or access to further
advancement in order to update the employee's job title or compensate the
employee to reflect work performed or contributions already made by the
employee.

(1.5) Career progression means a regular or automatic movement from one
position to another based on time in a specific role or other objective metrics.

(2) Director means the director of the division of labor standards and
statistics.

(3) Repealed.

(4) Employee means a person employed by an employer.

(5) Employer means the state or any political subdivision, commission,
department, institution, or school district thereof, and every other person employing
a person in the state.

(5.5) (a) Job opportunity means a current or anticipated vacancy for which
the employer is considering a candidate or candidates or interviewing a candidate
or candidates or that the employer externally posts.

(b) Job opportunity does not include career development or career
progression.

(6) Repealed.

(7) Liquidated damages means damages to compensate an employee for
the delay in receiving amounts due as a result of an employer's violation of this
article 5. Liquidated damages does not constitute a penalty to the employer.

(8) Sex means an employee's gender identity.

(8.5) Vacancy means an open position, whether as a result of a newly
created position or a vacated position.

(9) Wage rate means:

(a) For an employee paid on an hourly basis, the hourly compensation paid to
the employee plus the value per hour of all other compensation and benefits
received by the employee from the employer; and

(b) For an employee paid on a salary basis, the total of all compensation and
benefits received by the employee from the employer.

Legislative History

Source: L. 55: p. 503, � 1. CRS 53: � 80-23-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-3-1. L. 69: p. 593, � 68. L. 86: (1) repealed, p. 502, � 125, effective July 1. L. 2016: (2) and (3) amended, (HB 16-1323), ch. 131, p. 378, � 11, effective August 10. L. 2019: IP, (4), and (5) amended and (7), (8), and (9) added, (SB 19-085), ch. 247, p. 2412, � 3, effective January 1, 2021; (3)(b) and (6)(b) added by revision, (SB 19-085), ch. 247, pp. 2412, 2417, �� 3, 9. L. 2023: (1.3), (1.5), (5.5), and (8.5) added, (SB 23-105), ch. 347, p. 2079, � 1, effective January 1, 2024.