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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

Wage Payment: Employee rights include:- Pay for all earnings earned (INFO # 3) at the rate concurred to by the employer and staff member.

– Pay of a minimum of minimum wage (INFO # 1), the relevant Colorado or regional base pay, 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 implements a number of Colorado’s wage and hour and other types of labor statutes and labor rules, employment consisting of the Colorado Wage Act, the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (” COMPS Order”), and the Equal Spend For Equal Work Act. Please visit the Division’s Labor Statutes and Labor Rules web pages for current and prior versions of crucial Colorado labor statutes and employment guidelines.

Published Guidance: The Division’s primary types of public assistance are:- INFOs (Interpretive Notices and Formal Opinions) – the Division’s formally approved notices, opinions, and explanations 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 Wages: If a company owes you wages, you can send your employer a written need for payment of salaries by mail, email, text, or other electronic ways. A written demand might be sent out to the employer at the same time a Labor employment Standards Complaint Form for unpaid wages is filed 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 employment Standards Complaint Form is gotten and evaluated, a letter describing the nature of the grievance and employment the quantities alleged to be owed is sent to the company. For more details about the investigation process, please review the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs website.

Investigations Launched by the Division (” Direct Investigations”): The Division may conduct employer-wide direct investigations of possible offenses of Colorado wage and hour law. If you would like to send a suggestion, please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you wish to file an individual claim for unsettled incomes, you should complete a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, employment and Settlements webpage. To appeal a direct examination citation or several Notices of Assessment, a supposed company may send a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.