Labor Statutes

Below are current (first listed, in bold) and prior versions of key Colorado labor statutes. For other resources, visit our labor rules and published guidance pages. 

Wage & Hour Statutes:

• Colorado Wage Act, C.R.S. § 8-4-101, et seq., effective 8/6/25
  • Colorado Wage Act, C.R.S. § 8-4-101, et seq., effective 1/1/25-8/5/25
  • Colorado Wage Act, C.R.S. § 8-4-101, et seq., effective 4/17/23-12/31/24
  • Colorado Wage Act, C.R.S. § 8-4-101, et seq., effective 1/1/23-4/16/23
  • Colorado Wage Act, C.R.S. § 8-4-101, et seq., effective 8/10/2022 - 12/31/22
• Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) C.R.S. § 8-13.3-401, et seq., effective 8/7/23
  • Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) C.R.S. § 8-13.3-401, et seq., effective 7/15/20 - 8/6/23
• Prevailing Wages, Public Projects, S.B. 19-196, effective 7/1/21
• Prevailing Wages, Energy Sector Public Projects, S.B. 23-292, effective 1/1/24

Posting, Screening, & Transparency (POST) Statutes:

• Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, C.R.S. § 8-5-101, et seq., effective 1/1/24
  • Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, S.B. 19-085, effective 1/1/21 - 12/31/23
• Chance to Compete Act (Criminal Record), C.R.S. § 8-2-130, effective 9/1/2021
• Employment Opportunity Act (Credit History), C.R.S. § 8-2-126, effective 7/1/13
• Job Application Fairness Act (Age in Job Applications), S.B.23-058, effective 7/1/24
• Social Media and the Workplace Law, C.R.S. § 8-2-127, effective 5/11/13

Labor Relations Statutes:

• Industrial Relations Act (IRA), C.R.S. 8-1-101, effective 01/2024
• Protections for Public Workers Act (PROPWA), C.R.S. 29-33-101, et seq, effective 8/7/24
  • Protections for Public Workers Act (PROPWA), S.B. 23-111, effective 7/1/24-8/6/24
• Collective Bargaining by County Employees Act (COBCA), S.B. 22-230, effective 7/1/23
• Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs & Services Act, H.B. 20-1153, effective 6/16/20
• Labor Peace Act (LPA), C.R.S. § 8-3-101, et seq., effective 6/25/21

Other Statutes:

• Agricultural Labor Rights & Responsibilities Act, S.B. 21-087, effective 6/25/21
• Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board, S.B. 23-261, effective 8/7/23
• Delivery Network Companies Act, C.R.S. § 8-4-126, effective 1/1/25
• Transportation Network Companies, C.R.S. § 8-4-127, effective 1/1/25
• Keep Jobs in Colorado Act, C.R.S. § 8-17-101, et seq., effective 1/1/14
• Licensed Supplemental Healthcare Staffing Agencies, C.R.S. § 8-4-125, effective August 2022
• Protected Health/Safety Expression and Whistleblowing (PHEW) Law, C.R.S. § 8-14.4-101, effective 5/31/22
  • Protected Health/Safety Expression and Whistleblowing (PHEW) Act, H.B. 20-1415, effective 7/11/20-5/30/22
• Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Parents Act, C.R.S. § 8-13.5-101 effective 2008
• Colorado Youth Employment Opportunity Act ("CYEOA"), C.R.S. 8-12-101, et seq., effective 1/1/25
  • Youth Employment Opportunity Act, C.R.S. § 8-12-101, et seq., effective 1971-12/31/24

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