Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-40-101 (2026)

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Articles 40 to 47 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado".

Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 468, § 1, effective July 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 8-40-101 as it existed prior to 1990.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 142 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: Pinnacol Assurance v. Hoff, 2016 CO 53 (Colo. 2016).
Pinnacol Assurance v. Hoff, 2016 CO 53 (Colo. 2016). · cites it 2× “Hernandez then brought an action under the Workers’ Compensation Act (“WCA” or “the Act”), §§ 8-40-101 to 8-47-209, 8-55-101 to -105, C.”
Whiteside v. Smith, 67 P.3d 1240 (Colo. 2003). · cites it 4× “See §§ 8-40-101 to 8-47-209, 3 C.R.S. (2002).”
City of Manassa v. Ruff, 235 P.3d 1051 (Colo. 2010). · cites it 2× “In the statutory scheme of the Workers' Compensation Act, §§ 8-40-101 to 8-47-209, C.R.S. (2009), an authorized treating physician is tasked with the initial determination whether an injured employee has reached the point of maximum medical improvement and, if so, with…”
Cary v. United of Omaha Life Ins. Co., 68 P.3d 462 (Colo. 2003). · cites it 2× “, which makes every worker a third-party beneficiary of his employer's workers' compensation insurance, our decision placed heavy reliance on two other aspects of the case. First, we relied on the "special nature" of the relationship that exists between an insured and his…”
Travelers Ins. Co. v. Savio, 706 P.2d 1258 (Colo. 1985). · cites it 2× “Travelers moved to dismiss Savio's complaint, asserting that the Workmen's Compensation Act, §§ 8-40-101 to 8-54-127, 3 C.R.S. (1973 & 1984 Supp.”
Askew v. Indus. Claim Appeals Off., 927 P.2d 1333 (Colo. 1996). · cites it 4× “Our order granting certiorari set forth the following issue: Under the Workers’ Compensation Act of Colorado, §§ 8-40-101 to 8-47-209, 3B C.R.S. (1995 Supp.”
Ryan v. Centennial Race Track, Inc., 580 P.2d 794 (Colo. 1978). · cites it 6× “This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a negligence action in favor of the defendant on the ground that the provisions of Colorado’s Workmen’s Compensation Act, section 8-40-101, et seq., C.R.S. 1973, barred recovery.”
Coates, Reid & Waldron v. Vigil, 856 P.2d 850 (Colo. 1993). · cites it 4× “" § 8-40-101, 3B C.R.S. (1986). After Vigil filed her claim, the General Assembly changed the title to the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado.”
Wright v. Dist. Court in & for the Cnty. of Jefferson, 661 P.2d 1167 (Colo. 1983). · cites it 4× “Wright moved to dismiss the action on the ground that the Colorado Workmen's Compensation Act, section 8-40-101, et seq., C.R.S.1973 and 1982 Supp.”
Grover v. Indus. Com'n of Colorado, 759 P.2d 705 (Colo. 1988). · cites it 2× “Resolution of these questions requires an analysis of those provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act of Colorado, §§ 8-40-101 to 8-54-127, 3B C.R.S. (1986 & 1987 Supp.”
Tate v. Indus. Claim Appeals Off., 815 P.2d 15 (Colo. 1991). · cites it 3× “This case presents a question concerning the relationship between the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Colorado, §§ 8-40-101 to 8-54-127, 3B C.R.S. (1986), and the Colorado Auto Accident Reparations Act, §§ 10-4-701 to -723, 4A C.”
In Re Quest. Sub. by US Ct. of Appeals, 759 P.2d 17 (Colo. 1988). · cites it 3× “1, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has certified to the Supreme Court of Colorado a two-part question of law pertaining to a pending federal case: Does the Workmen's Compensation Act of Colorado, sections 8-40-101 to 8-54-127, 3B C.R.S. (1986 & 1987 Supp.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-40-101(2) — 1 case
Culver v. Ace Elec., 971 P.2d 641 (Colo. 1999).
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