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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities
Wage Payment: Employee rights include:- Spend for all salaries earned (INFO # 3) at the rate consented to by the company and employment employee.
- Pay of a minimum of base pay (INFO # 1), the suitable Colorado or regional base pay, and employment all earned overtime earnings without impermissible deductions from their earnings;.
- Pay of all made 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, including the Colorado Wage Act, the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (" COMPS Order"), and the Equal Spend For Equal Work Act. Please check out the Division's Labor Statutes and Labor Rules websites for existing and prior variations of crucial Colorado labor statutes and guidelines.
Published Guidance: The Division's primary kinds of public assistance are:- INFOs (Interpretive Notices and Formal Opinions) - the Division's officially approved notifications, viewpoints, and descriptions on different labor law subjects; and.
- KNOWLEDGEs (Knowledge for Workers on Labor Law is Empowering & Drives Good Employment) one-page summaries for workers on their labor rights.
Written Demands, employment Complaints, & Investigations
Demands & Complaints for Wages: If an employer owes you incomes, you can send your company a composed need for payment of earnings by mail, e-mail, text message, or other electronic means. A written demand may be sent to the at the exact same time a Labor Standards Complaint Form for overdue wages is submitted with the Division. The Labor Standards Complaint Form can be discovered on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements webpage.
Employer Responses in Investigations: Once a complete Labor Standards Complaint Form is gotten and evaluated, a letter discussing the nature of the grievance and the quantities alleged to be owed is sent out to the company. For more details about the investigation procedure, please examine the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations - Employer FAQs website.
Investigations Launched by the Division (" Direct Investigations"): The Division may carry out employer-wide direct examinations of potential violations of Colorado wage and hour law. If you wish to submit a suggestion, please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you would like to submit a private claim for overdue wages, you need to submit a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, employment Responses, and Settlements webpage. To appeal a direct investigation citation or one or more Notices of Assessment, a supposed company may send a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.