7 CCR 1103-12-1 - Authority

1.1 These Rules are issued under the authority of, and as enforcement of, Colorado Revised Statutes ("C.R.S.") Title 24, Article 50 (2022) (the "Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act," C.R.S. § 24-50-1101 et seq.), as well as the general labor law implementation and enforcement authority of C.R.S. Title 8, Articles 1 and 3 (2022), and are intended to be consistent with the rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, C.R.S. § 24-4-103. These Rules are promulgated pursuant to the Division's authority in C.R.S. §§ 24-50-1103, -1106(4), and C.R.S. § 8-3-105.
1.2 The Director of the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics in the Department of Labor and Employment has the authority to enforce C.R.S. § 24-50-1101 et seq. and these Rules.
1.3 Incorporations by Reference. C.R.S. § 24-50-1101 et seq. is hereby incorporated by reference into these Rules. Copies are available for public inspection and a reasonable charge at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards and Statistics, 633 17th Street, Denver CO 80202. Electronic access is available from the website of the Colorado Secretary of State. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-4-103 (12.5)(b), the agency shall provide certified copies of them at cost upon request or shall provide the requestor with information on how to obtain a certified copy of the material incorporated by reference from the agency originally issuing them. All Division Rules are available to the public at www.coloradolaborlaw.gov. Where these Rules have provisions different from or contrary to any incorporated or referenced material, the provisions of these Rules govern so long as they are consistent with Colorado statutory and constitutional provisions.
1.4 Separability. These Rules are intended to remain in effect to the maximum extent possible. If any part (including any section, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or number) is held invalid, (A) the remainder of the Rule remains valid, and (B) if the provision is held not wholly invalid, but merely in need of narrowing, the provision should be retained in narrowed form.

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7 CCR 1103-12-1
43 CR 23, December 10, 2020, effective 1/1/2021 45 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2022 47 CR 05, March 10, 2024, effective 4/1/2024

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