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Introduced
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
In Committee
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Crossed Over
05/13/2025
05/13/2025
Passed
05/13/2025
05/13/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/22/2025
05/22/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
CONCERNING THE ENFORCEMENT OF WAGE AND HOUR LAWS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
AI Summary
This bill strengthens Colorado's wage and hour laws by making several key modifications to existing statutes. It expands the definition of "employer" to include individuals who own or control at least 25% of an ownership interest, while providing an exception for minority owners who can demonstrate they have fully delegated day-to-day operational authority. The bill introduces new provisions that allow the director of the labor division more flexibility in enforcing wage penalties, including the ability to waive certain penalties if an employer pays claimed wages within a specified timeframe. It also increases the monetary thresholds for wage complaints that the division will investigate, with those thresholds set to be adjusted periodically for inflation. The legislation enhances worker protections by expanding anti-retaliation provisions, clarifying that workers cannot be discriminated against for raising wage-related concerns, and introducing more robust penalties for misclassification of employees. Additionally, the bill grants local governments the authority to enact and enforce wage-related laws that do not diminish employee protections, and it requires the labor division to report violations publicly and potentially notify licensing bodies about chronic wage law violators. The bill aims to create more comprehensive and worker-friendly wage enforcement mechanisms while providing some flexibility for employers to correct inadvertent violations.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry
Sponsors (55)
Jennifer Bacon (D)*,
Andrew Boesenecker (D)*,
Jeff Bridges (D)*,
Chad Clifford (D)*,
Lisa Cutter (D)*,
Jessie Danielson (D)*,
Monica Duran (D)*,
Regina English (D)*,
Meg Froelich (D)*,
Lorena García (D)*,
Julie Gonzales (D)*,
Eliza Hamrick (D)*,
Nick Hinrichsen (D)*,
Cathy Kipp (D)*,
Chris Kolker (D)*,
Sheila Lieder (D)*,
Javier Mabrey (D)*,
Janice Marchman (D)*,
Matt Martinez (D)*,
Tisha Mauro (D)*,
Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D)*,
Manny Rutinel (D)*,
Emily Sirota (D)*,
Tom Sullivan (D)*,
Brianna Titone (D)*,
Elizabeth Velasco (D)*,
Michael Weissman (D)*,
Jenny Willford (D)*,
Faith Winter (D)*,
Yara Zokaie (D)*,
Judy Amabile (D),
Matt Ball (D),
Shannon Bird (D),
Kyle Brown (D),
James Coleman (D),
Lindsey Daugherty (D),
Cecelia Espenoza (D),
Tony Exum (D),
Jamie Jackson (D),
Iman Jodeh (D),
Junie Joseph (D),
Mandy Lindsay (D),
William Lindstedt (D),
Meghan Lukens (D),
Julie McCluskie (D),
Karen McCormick (D),
Amy Paschal (D),
Jacqueline Phillips (D),
Robert Rodriguez (D),
Gretchen Rydin (D),
Lesley Smith (D),
Marc Snyder (D),
Tammy Story (D),
Katie Wallace (D),
Steven Woodrow (D),
Last Action
Governor Signed (on 05/22/2025)
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