8-12-117. Remedies for violations - workers' compensation - remedies at law and in equity.
Statute text
(1) All minors, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, are subject to the rights and remedies of the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles 40 to 47 of this title 8, if the employer is included within the meaning of section 8-40-203.
(2) Persons aggrieved by violations of this article 12 may pursue remedies at law and in equity, including remedies in tort, and remedies under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles 40 to 47 of this title 8, if:
(a) An injury occurs to a minor during a week when the employer intentionally required the minor to work hours in violation of those allowed by this article 12; or
(b) An injury occurs to a minor while the minor was engaging in work prohibited by this article 12.
(3) Economic damages for claims in tort recovered by a party aggrieved by a violation of this article 12 against the employer of a minor pursuant to subsection (2) of this section must be reduced by the amount of compensation and benefits that the minor or the minor's dependents received for the same harm through the employer's workers' compensation insurance policy pursuant to articles 40 to 47 of this title 8.
History
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 897, 1. C.R.S. 1963: 80-6-17. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 556, 3, effective July 1. L. 2023: Entire section amended, (HB 23-1196), ch. 428, p. 2520, 1, effective July 1.
Annotations
Editor's note: Section 2 of chapter 428 (HB 23-1196), Session Laws of Colorado 2023, provides that the act changing this section applies to violations committed on or after July 1, 2023.
Annotations
Cross references: For hours of work for minors, see 8-12-105; for office hours of county officers, see 30-10-109.
Annotations
Law reviews: For article, "An Overview of Federal and State Wage-Hour Laws -- Part II", see 14 Colo. Law. 781 (1985).
Section
8-13-101. Employment declared dangerous.
8-13-102. Eight-hour day - exceptions.
8-13-102.1. Period of employment - relation to conservation of fuel.
8-13-103. Penalty for violation.
8-13-104. Eight-hour day for public employees. (Repealed)
8-13-105. Emergency cases. (Repealed)
8-13-106. Penalty for violation. (Repealed)
8-13-107. Firemen - hours of duty.
8-13-108. Penalty for violation.
8-13-109. Employment in cement and plaster factories injurious. (Repealed)
8-13-110. Overtime not mandatory.
8-13-111. Penalty for violation. (Repealed)