Colorado § 24-34-401 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-34-401 — Definitions

Colorado § 24-34-401

Title 24Government

Art.Department of Regulatory Agencies

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-34-401 (2026).

Text

As used in this part 4, unless otherwise defined in section 24-34-301 or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Apprenticeship means any program for the training of apprentices.

(2)Employee means any individual employed by an employer.

(3)Employer means the state of Colorado or any political subdivision, commission, department, institution, or school district thereof, and every other person employing persons within the state; but it does not mean religious organizations or associations, except such organizations or associations supported in whole or in part by money raised by taxation or public borrowing.

(4)Employment agency means any person undertaking to procure employees or opportunities to work for any other person or holding itself out to be equipped to do so.

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As used in this part 4, unless otherwise defined in
section 24-34-301 or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Apprenticeship means any program for the training of apprentices.

(2) Employee means any individual employed by an employer.

(3) Employer means the state of Colorado or any political subdivision,
commission, department, institution, or school district thereof, and every other
person employing persons within the state; but it does not mean religious
organizations or associations, except such organizations or associations supported
in whole or in part by money raised by taxation or public borrowing.

(4) Employment agency means any person undertaking to procure
employees or opportunities to work for any other person or holding itself out to be
equipped to do so.

(5) Joint apprenticeship committee means any association of
representatives of a labor organization and an employer providing, coordinating, or
controlling an apprentice training program.

(6) Labor organization means any organization which exists for the purpose
in whole or in part of collective bargaining, or of dealing with employers concerning
grievances, terms, or conditions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection
in connection with employment.

(7) On-the-job training means any program designed to instruct a person
who, while learning the particular job for which he is receiving instruction, is also
employed at that job or who may be employed by the employer conducting the
program during the course of the program or when the program is completed.

(7.5) Repealed.

(8) Unfair employment practice means those practices specified as
discriminatory or unfair in sections 24-34-402 and 24-34-402.3.

(9) Vocational school means any school or institution conducting a course
of instruction, training, or retraining to prepare individuals to follow an occupation
or trade or to pursue a manual, mechanical, technical, industrial, business,
commercial, office, personal service, or other nonprofessional occupation.

Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire part R&RE, p. 929, � 3, effective July 1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 377, � 3, effective May 20. L. 2007: (7.5) added, p. 1254, � 1, effective August 3. L. 2014: IP amended and (7.5) repealed, (SB 14-118), ch. 250, p. 976, � 2, effective August 6. L. 2016: (8) amended, (HB 16-1438), ch. 207, p. 742, � 2, effective August 10. L. 2022: (2) amended, (HB 22-1367), ch. 473, p. 3456, � 3, effective August 10.