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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

Wage Payment: Employee rights include:- Spend for all incomes made (INFO # 3) at the rate consented to by the company and staff member.

– Pay of a minimum of minimum wage (INFO # 1), the applicable Colorado or local minimum wage, job and all made overtime salaries without impermissible reductions from their incomes;.

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

Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS imposes numerous of Colorado’s wage and hour and other kinds of labor statutes and labor guidelines, including the Colorado Wage Act, the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (” COMPS Order”), and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Please visit the Division’s Labor Statutes and job Labor Rules webpages for present and prior variations of essential Colorado labor statutes and guidelines.

Published Guidance: The Division’s primary kinds of public guidance are:- INFOs (Interpretive Notices and Formal Opinions) – the Division’s formally authorized notifications, viewpoints, and explanations on numerous 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 incomes, you can send your company a composed demand for payment of salaries by mail, email, text, or other electronic means. A written demand may be sent to the company at the very same time a Labor Standards Complaint Form for unpaid 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: job Once a complete Labor Standards Complaint Form is received and examined, a letter explaining the nature of the complaint and the amounts alleged to be owed is sent out to the employer. For additional information about the examination process, please evaluate the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs website.

Investigations Launched by the Division (” Direct Investigations”): The Division may carry out employer-wide direct investigations of prospective violations of Colorado wage and hour law. If you want to submit an idea, please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you wish to file a private claim for job unpaid incomes, you need to fill out a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements webpage. To appeal a direct investigation citation or one or more Notices of Assessment, an alleged company might submit a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.