Colorado § 8-5-103 Enforcement - rules - complaints

Colorado Statutes

§ 8-5-103 — Enforcement - rules - complaints

Colorado § 8-5-103

Title 08Labor and

Art.Wage Equality

This text of Colorado § 8-5-103 (Enforcement - rules - complaints) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-5-103 (2026).

Text

(1)(a) The director shall:

(I)Create and administer a process to accept complaints and provide legal resources concerning alleged violations of section 8-5-102, and shall promulgate rules as necessary for this purpose;

(II)On or before July 1, 2024, create and administer a process to mediate complaints regarding alleged violations of section 8-5-102 and promulgate rules as necessary for this purpose;

(III)Investigate complaints or other leads concerning employer violations of section 8-5-102, except if the complaint concerns the state of Colorado as the employer, that, in the director's good faith discretion and judgment, warrant investigation;

(IV)Upon finding of a violation of section 8-5-102, order compliance and relief as authorized by this part 1; and

(V)Promulgate

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) (a) The director shall:

(I) Create and administer a process to accept complaints and provide legal
resources concerning alleged violations of section 8-5-102, and shall promulgate
rules as necessary for this purpose;

(II) On or before July 1, 2024, create and administer a process to mediate
complaints regarding alleged violations of section 8-5-102 and promulgate rules as
necessary for this purpose;

(III) Investigate complaints or other leads concerning employer violations of
section 8-5-102, except if the complaint concerns the state of Colorado as the
employer, that, in the director's good faith discretion and judgment, warrant
investigation;

(IV) Upon finding of a violation of section 8-5-102, order compliance and
relief as authorized by this part 1; and

(V) Promulgate rules to enforce this article 5.

(b) For the purpose of investigating a violation of this part 1, the director may
apply the information-gathering provisions of article 1 of this title 8 to an employer,
employee, or other person.

(c) The process created and administered by the director, including the rules
for the investigation of alleged complaints for violations of section 8-5-102 and any
fines levied or corrective action taken by the director, does not affect or prevent the
right of an aggrieved person from commencing a civil action pursuant to subsection
(2) of this section.

(2) A person aggrieved by a violation of section 8-5-102 may commence a
civil action in district court no later than two years after the violation occurs. A
violation of section 8-5-102 (1) occurs on each occasion that a person is affected by
wage discrimination, including each occasion that a discriminatory wage rate is
paid.

(3) A person aggrieved by a violation of section 8-5-102 may obtain relief for
back pay for the entire time the violation continues, not to exceed six years.

(4) If a civil action is commenced under this section, any party to the civil
action may demand a trial by jury.

(5) Nothing in this section prevents an aggrieved person from filing a charge
with the Colorado civil rights division pursuant to section 24-34-306.

Legislative History

Source: L. 55: p. 504, � 3. CRS 53: � 80-23-3. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-3-3. L. 69: p. 593, � 69. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 472, � 31, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-085), ch. 247, p. 2414, � 5, effective January 1, 2021. L. 2023: (1) and (3) amended, (SB 23-105), ch. 347, p. 2080, � 2, effective January 1, 2024.