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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-107 (2026)

Workman engaged by false representations to recover damages

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Any workman of this state, or any workman of another state who is influenced, induced, or persuaded to engage with any persons mentioned in section 8-2-104, through or by means of any of the things therein prohibited has a right of action for recovery of all damages that each such workman has sustained in consequence of the false or deceptive representations, false advertising, and false pretenses used to induce him to change his place of employment against any person, corporation, company, or association, directly or indirectly, causing such damages. In addition to all actual damages such workmen may have sustained, they shall be entitled to recover such reasonable attorney fees as the court shall fix, to be taxed as costs in any judgment recovered.

Source: L. 11: p. 487, § 4. C.L. § 4159. CSA: C. 97, § 74. CRS 53: § 80-4-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-11-7.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2023 · leading case: Nelson v. Gas Rsch. Inst., 121 P.3d 340 (Colo. Ct. App. 2005).
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Nelson v. Gas Rsch. Inst., 121 P.3d 340 (Colo. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 6× “Section 8-2-107, C.R.S.2004, gives an employee a private right of action for a violation of § 8-2-104.”
Pittman v. Larson Distrib. Co., 724 P.2d 1379 (Colo. Ct. App. 1986). “, makes violation of § 8-2-104 a misdemean- or punishable by fine and imprisonment, and § 8-2-107 gives employees a private right of action for a violation of § 8-2-104.”
Ramos v. Lamm, 539 F. Supp. 730 (D. Colo. 1982). “§8-2-107 Workmen engaged by false representation to recover damages.”
Vaske v. DuCharme, McMillen & Assocs., Inc., 757 F. Supp. 1158 (D. Colo. 1990). · cites it 2× “Colo.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 8-2-107 (Bradford 1986) gives employees a private right of action against their employers under § 8-2-104.”
Snyder v. Beam Tech., Inc (D. Colo. 2023). · cites it 5× “For these reasons, the Court concludes that lost wages are not an available category of damages for Mr.”
Snyder v. Beam Tech., Inc (D. Colo. 2023). · cites it 5× “(citing Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-107 , and Kiely v.”
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