Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-92-209. Enforcement--rules

(1) Upon receipt of a complaint from an employee, a former employee, or a contracting agency derived from an analysis of certified payroll records, a contracting agency of government shall report any perceived violation of this part 2 to the contractor within forty-eight hours of being made aware of the perceived violation. In connection with the perceived violation:

(3) If the department of labor and employment determines that a willful violation occurred, it shall require restitution of applicable back pay for the impacted employees and shall subject the contractor to the following fines:

(4) At the discretion of the director, the contractor may be debarred if they have been found to have three or more willful violations in any five year period. The term of debarment will be three years.

(5) The department of labor and employment shall maintain a list of contractors who have been found to have willfully violated this act, including details of the violation, on a publicly available website.

(6) If a contracting agency of government or the department of labor and employment fails to resolve an actionable wage claim within one hundred twenty days from the date of the initial determination by the department that a willful violation occurred, the employee shall have the right to file a private lawsuit pursuant to section 24-92-210.

(7) The department of labor and employment shall promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of this title 24 as may be necessary to administer and enforce any requirement of this part 2. Such rules shall include a reasonable administrative appeal process for determinations made pursuant to this section and an administrative process for an employee or former employee of a contractor or subcontractor to file a complaint for a violation of this part 2.