SB 26-121

Senate Bill 26-121, which has been signed into law, requires agricultural employers in Colorado to pay overtime for any hours worked over 56 hours per week starting January 1, 2027. The bill also increases penalties for wage theft by agricultural employers and removes the state’s labor division's ability to create rules about overtime pay for these workers. This affects agricultural employees who work long hours and their employers. Since it has been signed, the law will go into effect as scheduled in 2027.

Official Summary

Beginning January 1, 2027, the act requires an agricultural employer to pay certain agricultural employees overtime pay for time worked in excess of 56 hours in a workweek. The act also increases penalties for an agricultural employer who commits wage theft and repeals the authority of the director of the division of labor standards and statistics to adopt rules concerning overtime pay for agricultural employees.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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