Colorado Code
Article 4 - Wages
§ 8-4-101. Definitions

As used in this article 4, unless the context otherwise requires:







(8.5) "Foreign labor contractor" means any person who recruits or solicits for compensation a foreign worker who resides outside of the United States in furtherance of that worker's employment in Colorado; except that "foreign labor contractor" does not include any entity of the federal, state, or local government.














Source: L. 2003: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1850, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-005), ch. 276, p. 1110, § 2, effective January 1, 2015. L. 2016: (3) and (4) amended, (HB 16-1323), ch. 131, p. 378, § 10, effective August 10. L. 2019: IP, (5), and (6) amended and (8.5) added, (HB 19-1267), ch. 182, p. 2058, § 2, effective January 1, 2020. L. 2020: (14)(a)(IV) added, (SB 20-205), ch. 294, p. 1457, § 2, effective July 14.
Cross references: (1) For the short title ("Wage Protection Act of 2014") in SB 14-005, see section 1 of chapter 276, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
(2) For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1267, see section 1 of chapter 182, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.

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