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This bill, effective January 1, 2027, aims to increase overtime protections for agricultural employees in Colorado by requiring them to be paid at a rate of one and one-half times their regular pay for any work performed exceeding forty hours per workweek, twelve hours per workday, or twelve consecutive hours without regard to the start and end time of their shift. This change addresses a long-standing inequity where agricultural workers historically received fewer overtime protections than other employees, stemming from exclusions in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which Colorado law also adopted. The bill's legislative declaration emphasizes that agricultural workers perform essential labor and are entitled to fair compensation for extended hours, aligning their overtime standards with those of most other workers in the state.

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-081