7 CCR 1103-13-2 - Definitions

2.1 "Career development" means "a change to an employee's terms of compensation, benefits, full-time or part-time status, duties, or access to further advancement in order to update the employee's job title or compensate the employee to reflect work performed or contributions already made by the employee[,]" C.R.S. § 8-5-101 (1.3), which means that such existing work or contributions:

(A) were part of the employee's existing job; and

(B) were not within a position with a current or anticipated "vacancy" as defined in C.R.S. § 8-5-101 (8.5) and these Rules.

2.2 "Career progression" means "a regular or automatic movement from one position to another based on time in a specific role or other objective metrics." C.R.S. § 8-5-101 (1.5).

2.3 "Complaint" or "Claim" interchangeably mean a Complaint or Claim alleging violation of Part 2 of the Act. "Complainant" means a person with a Complaint or Claim.

2.4 "Division" means the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

2.5 An "employee" is defined as "a person employed by an employer." C.R.S. § 8-5-101(4).

2.6 An "employer" is defined as "the state or any political subdivision, commission, department, institution, or school district thereof, and every other person employing a person in the state." C.R.S. § 8-5-101(4).

2.7 A "job opportunity" means "a current or anticipated vacancy for which the employer is considering a candidate or candidates or interviewing a candidate or candidates or that the employer externally posts." C.R.S. § 8-5-101 (5.5)(a). A job opportunity "does not include career development or career progression." C.R.S. § 8-5-101 (5.5)(b).

2.8 A "posting" and a "notice" of a job opportunity are interchangeable terms in these Rules; any "posting" qualifies as a "notice," and any "notice" qualifies as a "posting." A "notification of ... [a] job opportunity" (interchangeably termed a "job opportunity notice") that must include compensation and benefits includes both a notice to current employees required by C.R.S. § 8-5-201(1) and a posting an employer "externally posts" to others outside the employer (C.R.S. § 8-5-101 (5.5)(a)).

2.9 A "vacancy" means "an open position, whether as a result of a newly created position or a vacated position." C.R.S. § 8-5-101 (8.5).

2.10 Any other definitions set forth in the Act are hereby incorporated by reference, except where terms are defined differently in these Rules.

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7 CCR 1103-13-2

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