(1) A direct care employer shall not retaliate against a direct care worker, including taking retaliatory personnel action, for:(a) Exercising any right afforded to the direct care worker under this article 7.5; or(b) Participating in any process or proceeding under this article 7.5, including board hearings, investigations, or other proceedings.(2) A direct care employer shall not retaliate against a direct care consumer for advocating for a direct care worker or assisting a direct care worker in reporting misconduct to the department. Retaliation includes dropping a direct care consumer from services because the direct care consumer advocated for direct care workers.Added by 2023 Ch. 362,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.2023 Ch. 362, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).