Code of Colorado Regulations
1100 - Department of Labor and Employment
1101 - Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (Includes 1103 Series)
7 CCR 1101-1 - RULES OF PROCEDURE TO THE COLORADO LABOR PEACE ACT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT
1 - Statement of Purpose and Authority

1.1 The general purpose of these Labor Peace and Industrial Relations Rules is to exercise the authority of the Department of Labor and Employment and the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics to administer and enforce the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act ("IRA"), Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) Title 8, Article 1 (2023), C.R.S. § 8-1-101 et seq., and the Labor Peace Act ("LPA"), C.R.S. Title 8, Article 3 (2023), C.R.S. § 8-3-101 et seq. These rules are intended to be consistent with the rulemaking requirements of the State Administrative Procedure Act, C.R.S. § 24-4-103.

1.2 The Director of the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics in the Department of Labor and Employment has authority to enforce, interpret, apply, and administer the provisions of C.R.S. Title 8, Articles 1 and 3 and these rules.

1.3 Incorporations by Reference. The Industrial Relations Act, C.R.S. § 8-1-101 et seq., and the Labor Peace Act, C.R.S. § 8-3-101 et seq., are hereby incorporated by reference into these rules. Earlier versions of such laws may apply to events that occurred in prior years. Such incorporation excludes later amendments to or editions of the statutes. These statutes are available for public inspection at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards & Statistics, 633 17th Street, Denver CO 80202. Copies may be obtained from the Division of Labor Standards & Statistics at a reasonable charge. Electronic access is available from the website of the Colorado Secretary of State. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-4-103 (12.5)(b), the agency shall provide certified copies of the statutes incorporated at cost upon request or shall provide the requestor with information on how to obtain a certified copy of the material incorporated by reference from the agency originally issuing the statutes. All Division rules are available to the public at www.coloradolaborlaw.gov. Where these rules have provisions different from or contrary to any incorporated or referenced material, the provisions of these rules govern so long as they are consistent with Colorado statutory and constitutional provisions. Where these rules reference another rule, the reference shall be deemed to include all subparts of the referenced rule.

1.4 Separability. These rules are intended to remain in effect to the maximum extent possible. If any part (including any section, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or number) is held invalid, (A) the remainder of the rule remains valid, and (B) if the provision is held not wholly invalid, but merely in need of narrowing, the provision should be retained in narrowed form.