Colorado § 8-6-112 - New determination of wages and conditions.
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§ 8-6-112. New determination of wages and conditions.
Whenever a minimum wage rate or a new standard of conditions of employment has been established in any occupation, the director, if he deems proper or necessary so to do, upon petition of either employers or employees, may reconvene the wage board or establish a new wage board, and any recommendation made by such board shall be dealt with in the same manner as the original recommendation of a wage board. Pending any new determination, any minimum wage rate and any new standard of conditions of employment theretofore established shall be and continue in force and effect. It is the duty of the director to survey and review for adequacy established wage orders made pursuant to the provisions of section 8-6-111 at least every four years, whether or not the director is petitioned to do so by either employers or employees.
Source: L. 17: p. 387, § 12. C.L. § 4273. CSA: C. 97, § 247. CRS 53: § 80-9-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-7-11. L. 69: pp. 607, 665, §§ 94, 1.
ANNOTATION
Pursuant to Colorado's Minimum Wage Act, the director of the Colorado division of labor has been delegated the authority to investigate and determine the wages and employment conditions in certain occupations. If, following such investigation, the director finds that employment conditions in any industry endanger employees' health or morals, the director may directly or through a "wage board" adopt a wage order to establish minimum wage rates and standard conditions of employment in the affected industry. Weissman v. Crawford Rehab. Servs., 914 P.2d 380 (Colo. App. 1995).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-6-112 ("New determination of wages and conditions.") 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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