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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

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

– Pay of at least base pay (INFO # 1), the applicable Colorado or regional base pay, and all earned overtime wages without impermissible deductions from their incomes;.

– Pay of all earned incomes without impermissible reductions (INFO # 16).

Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS implements a lot of Colorado’s wage and hour and other kinds of labor statutes and labor guidelines, employment consisting of the Colorado Wage Act, the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (” COMPS Order”), and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Please go to the Division’s Labor Statutes and employment Labor Rules web pages for existing and previous variations of crucial Colorado labor statutes and employment guidelines.

Published Guidance: The Division’s main kinds of public guidance are:- INFOs (Interpretive Notices and Formal Opinions) – the Division’s officially authorized notices, viewpoints, and explanations on various labor law topics; 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 wages, you can send your employer a written demand for payment of earnings by mail, email, text message, or other electronic methods. A written need may be sent out to the company at the exact same time a Labor Standards Complaint Form for unsettled incomes is submitted with the Division. The Labor Standards Complaint Form can be discovered on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements web page.

Employer Responses in Investigations: Once a complete Labor Standards Complaint Form is gotten and examined, a letter discussing the nature of the problem and the amounts alleged to be owed is sent out to the employer. To find out more 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 prospective infractions of Colorado wage and hour law. If you would like to send a tip, employment please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you want to submit a private claim for unpaid earnings, you need to complete a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements website. To appeal a direct investigation citation or several Notices of Assessment, an alleged employer might submit a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.