Colorado § 8-13.5-201 - Definitions.
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§ 8-13.5-201. Definitions.
As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Agricultural employer" has the same meaning set forth in section 8-3-104 (1).
(2) "Agricultural employment" means employment in any service or activity included in section 203 (f) of the federal "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938", 29 U.S.C. sec. 201 et seq., as amended, or section 3121 (g) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended.
(3) "Agricultural worker" or "worker" means a worker engaged in any service or activity included in section 203 (f) of the federal "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938", 29 U.S.C. sec. 201 et seq., as amended, or section 3121 (g) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended.
(4) "Agricultural worker's representative" means a person or entity designated by an agricultural employee in a confidential, sealed filing with the court.
(5) "Department" means the department of labor and employment.
(6) "Division" means the division of labor standards and statistics in the department.
(7) "Key service provider" means a health-care provider; a community health worker, including a promotora; an education provider; an attorney; a legal advocate; a government official, including a consular representative; a member of the clergy; and any other service provider to which an agricultural worker may need access.
(8) "Occasional or intermittent" means twenty percent or less of an agricultural worker's weekly work time.
(9) "Short-handled hoe" means a handheld tool with a flat blade affixed perpendicularly to a handle that is less than eighteen inches long. "Short-handled hoe" includes a long-handled hand tool that has been modified to be used as a short-handled hoe.
(10) "Whistleblower" means an agricultural worker with knowledge of an alleged violation of this part 2 or the agricultural worker's representative.
Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (SB 21-087), ch. 337, p. 2177, § 5, effective June 25.
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