COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
DIVISION OF LABOR

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING
MINIMUM WAGE ORDER NUMBER 25

Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to afford all interested persons an opportunity to be heard prior to the adoption of Minimum Wage Order Number 25, 7 CCR 1103-1, under the authority granted the Division of Labor in Sections 8-1-107(2)(p), 8-6-108(2), and 8-6-109, C.R.S (2008).

Date and Time of Hearing:   	Monday, November 3, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.

Place of Hearing:		Colorado Division of Labor
633 17th Street, Second Floor, Suite 200 		
Denver, CO 80202 

This hearing will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Colorado Administrative Procedures Act, Section 24-4-l03, C.R.S. (2008) to receive any testimony, written data, views, or arguments which interested parties may wish to submit regarding the proposed Minimum Wage Order.

It is proposed, in accordance with Article XVIII, Section 15, of the Colorado Constitution, that the Director of the Division of Labor adopt Minimum Wage Order Number 25, 7 CCR 1103-1, to reflect the new inflation adjusted state minimum wage. 

Pursuant to Article XVIII, Section 15, of the Colorado Constitution, Minimum Wage Order Number 25 will establish a new state minimum wage of $7.28 per hour. 

Minimum Wage Order Number 25 differs from the current Minimum Wage Order Number 24 in the state minimum wage. 

Copies of the proposed Minimum Wage Order Number 25 shall be available at least five days before the hearing at http://www.coworkforce.com/lab/minimumwage.asp or:

Colorado Division of Labor
633 17th Street, Suite 200
Denver, Colorado 80202