2021 Colorado Code
Title 24 - Government - State
Article 34 - Department of Regulatory Agencies
Part 4 - Employment Practices
§ 24-34-403. Time Limits on Filing of Charges
Any charge alleging a violation of this part 4 shall be filed with the commission pursuant to section 24-34-306 within six months after the alleged discriminatory or unfair employment practice occurred, and if not so filed, it shall be barred.
Source: L. 79: Entire part R&RE, p. 931, § 3, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 1041, § 7, effective July 1.
ANNOTATION<b> The six-month statute of limitations set forth in this section governs all actions under part 4, including actions brought pursuant to <cite class="occo"><a href="gov.co.crs.title.24.html#t24-principaldepartments-ar34-s24-34-402.5" target="_self">§ 24-34-402.5</a></cite>. </b> Galieti v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 840 F. Supp. 104 (D.Colo. 1993).
Six-month statute of limitations begins running when notification of discharge is given. Quicker v. Colo. Civil Rights Comm'n, 747 P.2d 682 (Colo. App. 1987).
The six-month limitation period set forth in this section applies only to claims filed with the Colorado civil rights commission and not to claims required to be filed in a district court. Galvan v. Spanish Peaks Reg'l Health Center, 98 P.3d 949 (Colo. App. 2004); Kennedy v. Colo. RS, LLC, 872 F. Supp. 2d 1146 (D.Colo. 2012).
Consulting with an attorney is not grounds for denying equitable tolling, but constitutes circumstances sufficient to begin running of limitations period. Quicker v. Colo. Civil Rights Comm'n, 747 P.2d 682 (Colo. App. 1987).
Employer's failure to give employee notice of his statutory rights equitably tolls the running of the statute of limitations. Quicker v. Colo. Civil Rights Comm'n, 747 P.2d 682 (Colo. App. 1987).
