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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

Wage Payment: Employee rights include:- Spend for employment all wages earned (INFO # 3) at the rate accepted by the company and employee.

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

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

Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS enforces a lot of Colorado’s wage and hour and other types of labor statutes and labor rules, including the Colorado Wage Act, the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (” COMPS Order”), and the Equal Spend For Equal Work Act. Please go to the Division’s Labor Statutes and Labor Rules web pages for existing and prior variations of key Colorado labor statutes and rules.

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

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

Written Demands, Complaints, & Investigations

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

Employer Responses in Investigations: Once a complete Labor employment Standards Complaint Form is gotten and examined, a letter discussing the nature of the problem and the quantities alleged to be owed is sent out to the company. To learn more about the investigation process, please examine the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs webpage.

Investigations Launched by the Division (” Direct Investigations”): The Division may carry out employer-wide direct examinations of potential offenses of Colorado wage and hour law. If you want to send a pointer, please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you wish to submit an individual claim for unsettled wages, you need to submit a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, employment Responses, and Settlements web page. To appeal a direct investigation citation or one or more Notices of Assessment, an alleged employer might send a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.