Colorado § 8-6-104 - Wages shall be adequate - conditions healthful and moral.
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§ 8-6-104. Wages shall be adequate - conditions healthful and moral.
It is unlawful to employ workers in any occupation within the state of Colorado for wages which are inadequate to supply the necessary cost of living and to maintain the health of the workers so employed. It is unlawful to employ workers in any occupation within this state under conditions of labor detrimental to their health or morals.
Source: L. 17: p. 381, § 4. C.L. § 4265. CSA: C. 97, § 239. CRS 53: § 80-9-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-7-3. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 428, § 3, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the payment of wages generally, see article 4 of this title 8; for wage equality, see article 5 of this title 8; for the "Colorado Youth Employment Opportunity Act of 1971", see article 12 of this title 8; for the eight-hour workday requirement, see article 13 of this title 8; for the general protection of building employees, see article 14 of this title 8.
ANNOTATION
Not exception to rule of employment at will. Statutory pronouncement that makes it unlawful to "employ workers in any occupation within this state under conditions of labor detrimental to their health or morals" is a broad, general statement of policy that is inadequate to justify adoption of an exception to the rule that an indefinite general hiring is terminable at will by either party to the employment. Corbin v. Sinclair Marketing, Inc., 684 P.2d 265 (Colo. App. 1984).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-6-104 ("Wages shall be adequate - conditions healthful and moral.") 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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