2022 Colorado Code
Title 8 - Labor and Industry
Article 6 - Minimum Wages of Workers
§ 8-6-104. Wages Shall Be Adequate - Conditions Healthful and Moral
It is unlawful to employ workers in any occupation within the state of Colorado for wages which are inadequate to supply the necessary cost of living and to maintain the health of the workers so employed. It is unlawful to employ workers in any occupation within this state under conditions of labor detrimental to their health or morals.
Source: L. 17: p. 381, § 4. C.L. § 4265. CSA: C. 97, § 239. CRS 53: § 80-9-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-7-3. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 428, § 3, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the payment of wages generally, see article 4 of this title 8; for wage equality, see article 5 of this title 8; for the "Colorado Youth Employment Opportunity Act of 1971", see article 12 of this title 8; for the eight-hour workday requirement, see article 13 of this title 8; for the general protection of building employees, see article 14 of this title 8.
