{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-5-103","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 8-5-103","heading":"Enforcement - rules - complaints.","body":"(1) (a) The director shall:\n\n(I) Create and administer a process to accept complaints and provide legal resources concerning alleged violations of section 8-5-102, and shall promulgate rules as necessary for this purpose;\n\n(II) On or before July 1, 2024, create and administer a process to mediate complaints regarding alleged violations of section 8-5-102 and promulgate rules as necessary for this purpose;\n\n(III) Investigate complaints or other leads concerning employer violations of section 8-5-102, except if the complaint concerns the state of Colorado as the employer, that, in the director's good faith discretion and judgment, warrant investigation;\n\n(IV) Upon finding of a violation of section 8-5-102, order compliance and relief as authorized by this part 1; and\n\n(V) Promulgate rules to enforce this article 5.\n\n(b) For the purpose of investigating a violation of this part 1, the director may apply the information-gathering provisions of article 1 of this title 8 to an employer, employee, or other person.\n\n(c) The process created and administered by the director, including the rules for the investigation of alleged complaints for violations of section 8-5-102 and any fines levied or corrective action taken by the director, does not affect or prevent the right of an aggrieved person from commencing a civil action pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.\n\n(2) A person aggrieved by a violation of section 8-5-102 may commence a civil action in district court no later than two years after the violation occurs. A violation of section 8-5-102 (1) occurs on each occasion that a person is affected by wage discrimination, including each occasion that a discriminatory wage rate is paid.\n\n(3) A person aggrieved by a violation of section 8-5-102 may obtain relief for back pay for the entire time the violation continues, not to exceed six years.\n\n(4) If a civil action is commenced under this section, any party to the civil action may demand a trial by jury.\n\n(5) Nothing in this section prevents an aggrieved person from filing a charge with the Colorado civil rights division pursuant to section 24-34-306.","path":["Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY","Article 5 - Wage Equality","Part 1 - WAGE EQUALITY REGARDLESS OF SEX"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-08.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"d85b172581483c6d463f9990c3d5c371f2e572e644fc942b0ea9d2e29413fbf7","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-5-102","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-5-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}