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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

Wage Payment: Employee rights include:- Spend for all incomes earned (INFO # 3) at the rate agreed to by the employer and worker.

– Pay of a minimum of base pay (INFO # 1), the appropriate Colorado or local base pay, and all made overtime salaries without impermissible reductions from their earnings;.

– Pay of all made salaries without impermissible deductions (INFO # 16).

Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS imposes a number of Colorado’s wage and hour and other types of labor statutes and labor rules, including the Colorado Wage Act, employment the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (” COMPS Order”), and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Please check out the Division’s Labor Statutes and Labor employment Rules web pages for present and previous versions of crucial Colorado labor employment statutes and guidelines.

Published Guidance: The Division’s main kinds of public guidance are:- INFOs (Interpretive Notices and Formal Opinions) – the Division’s formally authorized notifications, opinions, and descriptions on different labor law topics; and.

– KNOWLEDGEs (Knowledge for Workers on Labor Law is Empowering & Drives Good Employment) one-page summaries for workers on their labor rights.

Written Demands, Complaints, & Investigations

Demands & Complaints for employment Wages: If an employer owes you salaries, you can send your company a composed need for payment of salaries by mail, e-mail, text, or other electronic methods. A written demand might be sent to the company at the very same time a Labor Standards Complaint Form for overdue salaries is filed with the Division. The Labor Standards Complaint Form can be found on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, employment and Settlements webpage.

Employer Responses in Investigations: Once a total Labor Standards Complaint Form is received and reviewed, a letter describing the nature of the grievance and the quantities alleged to be owed is sent to the employer. For more details about the examination process, please review the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs web page.

Investigations Launched by the Division (” Direct Investigations”): The Division might perform employer-wide direct investigations of potential infractions of Colorado wage and hour law. If you wish to submit an idea, please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you would like to file a specific claim for unsettled salaries, you should fill out a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements website. To appeal a direct examination citation or several Notices of Assessment, an alleged employer might send a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.