COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
DIVISION OF LABOR

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING
MINIMUM WAGE ORDER NUMBER 23

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 23, 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 (2006).

Date and Time of Hearing:   	Wednesday, January 31, 2007 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. (2006) 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, after a review of current minimum wage and the passage of Amendment 42, that the Director of the Division of Labor adopt Minimum Wage Order Number 23, 7 CCR 1103-1. Minimum Wage Order Number 23 will establish a state minimum wage rate of $6.85 per hour, and establish a state minimum wage rate of $3.83 per hour for employees who regularly receive tips. Minimum Wage Order Number 23 differs from the current Minimum Wage Order Number 22 in the state minimum wage rate and corrections to obsolete statutory references. 

Copies of the proposed Minimum Wage Order Number 23 shall be available at least five days before the hearing at:

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