7 CCR 1103-7-1 - [Effective 4/1/2024] Statement of Purpose and Authority
1.1 Authority and relation to other orders.
The general purpose of these Wage Protection Rules (Rules) is to implement
labor laws within the jurisdiction of the Division, including but not limited
to the Colorado Wage Act (CWA) as amended by the Wage Protection Act (WPA) of
2014, C.R.S. §
8-4-101 et seq.; the Healthy
Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) of 2020, C.R.S. §
8-13.3-401 et seq.; the
Agricultural Labor Rights and Responsibilities Act, as codified in relevant
part at C.R.S. §§
8-6-101.5,
8-6-120, and
8-13.5-201 et seq.; the Equal Pay
for Equal Work Act (EPEWA), C.R.S. Title 8, Article 5 (C.R.S. §§
8-5-101 et seq. (2024)); the
Colorado Employment Opportunity Act, C.R.S. §
8-2-126; the Social Media and the
Workplace Law, §
8-2-127; the Chance to Compete Act,
C.R.S. §
8-2-130; and the Job Application
Fairness Act, C.R.S. §
8-2-131. These rules are adopted
pursuant to the Division's authority in, and as enforcement of, Articles 1, 2,
4-6, 12, 13.3, and 13.5 of Title 8, C.R.S., and are intended to be consistent
with the requirements of the State Administrative Procedure Act, C.R.S. §
24-4-103, and provisions of these
Articles. Unless otherwise noted, in these Rules: all statutes cited apply the
most recent 2023 versions of the Colorado Revised Statutes; all rules cited
apply the most recent versions adopted as of the adoption of these
Rules.
1.2 Incorporation by
Reference. Title 8, Articles 1, 2, 4-6, 12, 13.3, and 13.5 of the Colorado
Revised Statutes (2023) are hereby incorporated by reference, except that
earlier versions of such laws and rules may apply to events that occurred in
prior years. Such incorporation excludes later amendments to or editions of the
statutes. These statutes 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. These
statutes 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 the statutes incorporated 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 the statutes. 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 Separability. These Rules are intended to
remain in effect to the maximum extent possible. If any part of a rule
(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.
1.4 The Director of the Division of Labor
Standards and Statistics in the Department of Labor and Employment (Director)
has the authority to enforce the statutes cited in Rule 1.1 above and these
Rules.
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