7 CCR 1103-4-2 - Definitions
2.1 "Adverse
action" means:
(I) For an applicant for
employment, denial of employment; and
(II) For an employee, demotion, reassignment
to a lower-ranked position or to a position with a lower level of compensation,
decrease in compensation level, denial of promotion, or termination of
employment; or
(III) Any other
decision for employment purposes that adversely affects an employee or
applicant.
2.2 "Consumer
credit information" means a written, oral, or other communication of
information bearing on a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, credit
capacity, or credit history. "Consumer credit information" includes a credit
score but does not include the address, name, or date of birth of an employee
associated with a social security number. "Consumer credit information" does
not include income or work history verification.
2.3 "Credit score" means an attempted
numerical quantification of a person's creditworthiness or credit
history.
2.4 "Division" means the
division of labor standards and statistics within the department of labor and
employment.
2.5 "Employee" means
every person who may be permitted, required, or directed by any employer in
consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit, to engage in any employment
and includes an applicant for employment.
2.6 "Employer" has the meaning as set forth
in C.R.S. ยง
8-1-101, and includes a prospective
employer; except that "employer" does not include any state or local law
enforcement agency.
2.7 "Employment
purposes" means evaluating a person for employment, hiring, promotion,
demotion, reassignment, adjustment in compensation level, or retention as an
employee.
2.8 "Prevailing party"
means the employee who successfully brings, or the employer who successfully
defends, the complaint.
2.9
"Substantially related to the employee's current or potential job" means the
information contained in a credit report is related to the position for which
the employee who is the subject of the report is being evaluated because the
position:
(I) Constitutes executive or
management personnel or officers or employees who constitute professional staff
to executive and management personnel,
And the position involves one or more of the following:
(A) Setting the direction
or control of a business, division, unit, or an agency of a business;
(B) A fiduciary responsibility to the
employer;
(C) Access to customers',
employees', or the employer's personal or financial information other than
information customarily provided in a retail transaction; or
(D) The authority to issue payments, collect
debts, or enter into contracts;
(II) Involves contracts with defense,
intelligence, national security, or space agencies of the federal government;
or
(III) Is with a bank or
financial institution.
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