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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

Wage Payment: Employee rights include:- Pay for all incomes made (INFO # 3) at the rate accepted by the employer and worker.

– Pay of a minimum of minimum wage (INFO # 1), employment the suitable Colorado or local base pay, and all earned overtime wages without impermissible reductions from their wages;.

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

Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS enforces much of Colorado’s wage and hour and other kinds of labor statutes and labor employment rules, consisting of the Colorado Wage Act, the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (” COMPS Order”), and the Equal Spend For employment Equal Work Act. Please check out the Division’s Labor Statutes and Labor Rules webpages for existing and previous variations of essential Colorado labor statutes and rules.

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

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

Written Demands, Complaints, & Investigations

Demands & Complaints for Wages: If an employer owes you earnings, employment you can send your company a written demand for payment of salaries by mail, email, text message, or other electronic means. A written demand may be sent out to the employer 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 discovered on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements website.

Employer Responses in Investigations: Once a complete Labor Standards Complaint Form is received and evaluated, a letter describing the nature of the complaint and the amounts declared to be owed is sent to the company. For more details about the examination procedure, please evaluate the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs webpage.

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