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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

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

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

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

Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS implements a lot of Colorado’s wage and hour and other types of labor statutes and labor rules, consisting of 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 Labor Rules web pages for existing and employment prior 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 officially authorized notices, opinions, employment and explanations on various labor law topics; and.

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

Written Demands, Complaints, & Investigations

Demands & Complaints for Wages: If a company owes you salaries, you can send your employer a written need for payment of incomes by mail, email, text, or other electronic means. A written need might be sent to the employer at the exact same time a Labor Standards Complaint Form for unpaid earnings is submitted 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 total Labor employment Standards Complaint Form is gotten and employment reviewed, a letter describing the nature of the grievance and the amounts alleged to be owed is sent to the company. To learn more about the investigation process, please review the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs website.

Investigations Launched by the Division (” Direct Investigations”): The Division might perform employer-wide direct investigations of possible offenses of and hour law. If you wish to submit a tip, please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you wish to file a private claim for employment unsettled salaries, you should submit a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements website. To appeal a direct examination citation or several Notices of Assessment, a supposed employer might submit a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.