Colorado § 8-2-108 - Unlawful for employer to prevent employees participating in politics.
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§ 8-2-108. Unlawful for employer to prevent employees participating in politics.
(1) It is unlawful for any corporation, company, partnership, association, individual, or any employer of labor, or for any agent thereof to make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy forbidding or preventing any of his or her employees from engaging or participating in politics or from becoming a candidate for public office or being elected to and entering upon the duties of any public office. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the injured employee from recovering damages from his employer for injury suffered through a violation of this section.
Source: L. 29: p. 429, §§ 1-3. CSA: C. 97, § 75. L. 37: p. 795, § 1. CRS 53: § 80-4-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-8. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3138, § 78, effective March 1, 2022.
Cross references: For the penalty for a class 2 misdemeanor, see § 18-1.3-501.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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