The basic building block of a protein is called an amino acid. There are 20 amino acids in the proteins you eat and in the proteins within your body, and they link together to form large protein molecules.
What the Colorado Labor Laws Say About Meal Periods. The state basically says that employees do have a right to what the state considers to be an uninterrupted and duty-free meal period of at least 30 minutes once five consecutive hours have been worked in a shift.
Colorado's new minimum wage goes into effect. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Colorado's minimum wage went up Sunday, from $8.31 per hour to $9.30 per hour. It marks the first of four increases that will eventually raise the state's minimum wage to $12 per hour in 2020. The increase is a result of Amendment 70 passing in November by just 55 percent of the vote.