8-13-102. Eight-hour day - exceptions.

Statute text

(1) The period of employment of persons working in all underground mines, underground workings, and smelters may exceed eight hours within a twenty-four-hour period upon the following conditions:

(a) The operator of the underground mine, underground workings, or smelter establishes a work plan setting forth the terms and conditions under which the period of employment may exceed eight hours in a twenty-four-hour period; and

(b) The operator provides reasonable notice to its employees, except in cases of emergency or upset conditions, of proposed increases in the regular work schedule which would result in a period of employment in excess of eight hours in a twenty-four-hour period. Reasonable notice shall be construed to be not less than one week, during which time affected employees may comment.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to alter the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement.

History

Source: L. 13: p. 306, 2. C.L. 4173. CSA: C. 97, 101. CRS 53: 80-7-2. C.R.S. 1963: 80-14-2. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 376, 2, effective June 20. L. 89: Entire section R&RE, p. 375, 1, effective April 5.

Annotations

 

ANNOTATION

Annotations

Law reviews. For article, "Sex Discrimination and State Protective Laws", see 44 Den. L. J. 344 (1967).

Annotator's note. Cases decided prior to the earliest source of 8-13-102 have been included in the annotations to this section.

Earlier law on subject of this section held unconstitutional. In re Morgan, 26 Colo. 415, 58 P. 1071 (1899).

This section, passed with an emergency clause, cannot be suspended by referendum. Van Kleeck v. Ramer, 62 Colo. 4, 156 P. 1108 (1916).

For prior legislation relating to the hours of men employed in mines, see In re Senate Resolution, 54 Colo. 262, 130 P. 333 (1913).