7 CCR 1103-13-1 - Statement of Purpose, Authority, and Construction

1.1 The general purpose of these Equal Pay Transparency Rules ("EPT Rules" or "Rules") is to exercise the authority and duty of this Division to enforce and implement Part 2 of the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the "Act"), Colorado Revised Statutes ("C.R.S."), Title 8, Article 5, Part 2 (C.R.S. §§ 8-5-201 to 8-5-203) (2023) ("Transparency in Pay and Opportunities for Promotion and Advancement"). These Rules are adopted pursuant to Division authority in C.R.S. §§ 8-1-103(3), -107(2), -111, -116, -117; § 8-4-111; §§ 8-5-103, -201, -203; §§ 8-6-105, -106, -108, -117; and § 24-4-105. The Rules are intended to be consistent with the requirements of Colorado's Administrative Procedure Act, C.R.S. § 24-4-101, et seq.

1.2 Incorporation by reference. Articles 1 and 4-6 of C.R.S. Title 8 are hereby incorporated by reference into this rule. Such incorporation excludes later amendments to or editions of the statutes; all cited laws are incorporated in the forms that are in effect as of the effective date of these rules. All sources cited or incorporated by reference are available for public inspection at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards & Statistics, 633 17th Street, Denver CO 80202. Copies may be obtained from the Division of Labor Standards & Statistics at a reasonable charge. They can be accessed electronically 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.

1.3 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 Rules 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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43 CR 23, December 10, 2020, effective 1/1/2021 46 CR 23, December 10, 2023, effective 1/1/2024