Colorado § 8-6-116 - Violation - penalty.
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§ 8-6-116. Violation - penalty.
(1) The minimum wages fixed by the director, as provided in this article 6, are the minimum wages paid to the employees, and the payment to such employees of a wage less than the minimum so fixed is unlawful, and every employer or other person who intentionally, individually or as an officer, agent, or employee of a corporation or other person, pays or causes to be paid to any such employee a wage less than the minimum commits theft as defined in section 18-4-401.
(2) For the purpose of this section, the amount of the theft is the unpaid balance of the full amount of the minimum wage, as described in section 8-6-118.
Source: L. 17: p. 388, § 16. C.L. § 4277. CSA: C. 97, § 251. CRS 53: § 80-9-15. L. 63: p. 290, § 9. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-7-15. L. 69: p. 608, § 98. L. 73: p. 1409, § 61. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 431, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1267), ch. 182, p. 2059, § 4, effective January 1, 2020.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1267, see section 1 of chapter 182, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
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