Colorado § 8-6-120 - Overtime wages for agricultural employees - definitions.

§ 8-6-120. Overtime wages for agricultural employees - definitions.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Agricultural employee" has the meaning set forth in section 8-2-206 (1)(b).

(b) "Agricultural employer" has the meaning set forth in section 8-3-104 (1).

(c) "Decision-making manager" means an individual primarily engaged in agricultural work who:

(I) Is paid at least the minimum salary threshold for certain exemptions contained in the provisions concerning agricultural workers in the director's rules related to Colorado overtime and minimum pay standards;

(II) Is not employed on a seasonal or temporary basis; and

(III) Has primary duties that require the routine exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance and who either:

(A) Supervises two or more full-time employees; or

(B) Reports directly to an owner or to an executive-level employee who reports directly to an owner who routinely exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance in manual or in nonmanual labor.

(d) "Family member" means a child, sibling, spouse, parent, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, first cousin, grandchild, or grandparent by blood, adoption, or marriage.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2027, an agricultural employer shall pay an agricultural employee at an overtime rate for any time worked in excess of fifty-six hours in a workweek, except for an agricultural employee who is:

(a) Principally engaged in the range production of livestock on the open range, as described in 29 CFR 780.323 to 780.329;

(b) A decision-making manager who is employed by an agricultural employer; or

(c) A family member of a family owner of an agricultural employer.

Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (SB 21-087), ch. 337, p. 2177, § 4, effective June 25. L. 2026: Entire section R&RE, (SB 26-121), ch. 84, p. 334, § 1, effective May 4.

Editor's note: Section 3 of chapter 84 (SB 26-121), Session Laws of Colorado 2026, provides that the act changing this section applies to time worked and contracts entered into or renewed on or after May 4, 2026.

ARTICLE 7

Salaries of Employees in Mining

8-7-101 to 8-7-109. (Repealed)

Source: L. 77: Entire article repealed, p. 292, § 2, effective May 26.

Editor's note: This article was numbered as article 12 of chapter 80, C.R.S. 1963. For amendments to this article prior to its repeal in 1977, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.

8-7.5 ARTICLE 7.5

Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board

8-7.5-101. Short title.

8-7.5-102. Definitions.

8-7.5-103. Direct care workforce stabilization board - creation - membership.

8-7.5-104. Duties of the board - recommendations for minimum direct care employment standards - analysis of market conditions - public outreach - report.

8-7.5-105. Notice to direct care workers - duty of direct care employers - posting on state websites - board review and recommendations - rules.

8-7.5-106. Retaliation.

8-7.5-107. Repeal of article - subject to review.

8-7.5-108. Direct care employers - direct care worker rights training - direct care worker communication platform - direct care worker website.

8-7.5-109. Compliance assistance - violations - enforcement.