Colorado § 8-6-115 - Discrimination by employer - penalty - prosecutions.
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§ 8-6-115. Discrimination by employer - penalty - prosecutions.
Any employer who discharges or threatens to discharge, or in any other way discriminates against an employee because such employee serves upon a wage board, or is active in its formation, or has testified or is about to testify, or because the employer believes that the employee may testify in any investigation or proceeding relative to enforcement of this article 6 commits a class 2 misdemeanor. The director shall investigate and report to the proper prosecuting officials whether employers in each occupation investigated are obeying his or her decrees, and the director or employees of the division may cause informations to be filed with and prosecutions to be instituted by the proper prosecuting officials for any violation of the provisions of this article 6.
Source: L. 17: p. 388, § 15. C.L. § 4276. CSA: C. 97, § 250. CRS 53: § 80-9-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-7-14. L. 69: p. 608, § 97. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3141, § 89, effective March 1, 2022.
Cross references: For the penalty for a class 2 misdemeanor, see § 18-1.3-501.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Punitive Damages in Wrongful Discharge Cases", see 15 Colo. Law. 658 (1986).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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