Colorado § 8-6-108.5 - Minimum wage - rules.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 8-6-108.5 — Minimum wage - rules., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-6-108.5. Minimum wage - rules.
(1) Effective July 1, 1977, the minimum wage for minors may be fifteen percent below the minimum wage for other workers; except that the full minimum wage shall be paid to any emancipated minor. An emancipated minor shall mean any individual less than eighteen years of age who:
(a) Has the sole or primary responsibility for his own support;
(b) Is married and living away from parents or guardian;
(c) Is able to show that his well-being is substantially dependent upon being gainfully employed.
(2) Repealed.
(3) The director may issue only such rules as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this article and as are consistent with the purposes and intent of section 8-6-101 and section 15 of article XVIII of the state constitution; except that, if a higher minimum wage rate is established by applicable federal law or rules, the director's rules shall be consistent with such federal law or rules.
Source: L. 77: Entire section added, p. 430, § 7, effective July 1. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1630, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2007: (3) amended, p. 46, § 2, effective March 14. L. 2021: (2) repealed, (SB 21-039), ch. 380, p. 2543, § 1, effective July 1.
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Section 8-6-108.5 ("Minimum wage - rules.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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