Colorado § 8-6-115 Discrimination by employer - penalty - prosecutions

Colorado Statutes

§ 8-6-115 — Discrimination by employer - penalty - prosecutions

Colorado § 8-6-115

Title 08Labor and

Art.Minimum Wages of Workers

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-6-115 (2026).

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Any employer
who discharges or threatens to discharge, or in any other way discriminates against
an employee because such employee serves upon a wage board, or is active in its
formation, or has testified or is about to testify, or because the employer believes
that the employee may testify in any investigation or proceeding relative to
enforcement of this article 6 commits a class 2 misdemeanor. The director shall
investigate and report to the proper prosecuting officials whether employers in
each occupation investigated are obeying his or her decrees, and the director or
employees of the division may cause informations to be filed with and prosecutions
to be instituted by the proper prosecuting officials for any violation of the
provisions of this article 6.

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Any employer
who discharges or threatens to discharge, or in any other way discriminates against
an employee because such employee serves upon a wage board, or is active in its
formation, or has testified or is about to testify, or because the employer believes
that the employee may testify in any investigation or proceeding relative to
enforcement of this article 6 commits a class 2 misdemeanor. The director shall
investigate and report to the proper prosecuting officials whether employers in
each occupation investigated are obeying his or her decrees, and the director or
employees of the division may cause informations to be filed with and prosecutions
to be instituted by the proper prosecuting officials for any violation of the
provisions of this article 6.

Legislative History

Source: L. 17: p. 388, � 15. C.L. � 4276. CSA: C. 97, � 250. CRS 53: � 80-9-14. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-7-14. L. 69: p. 608, � 97. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3141, � 89, effective March 1, 2022.