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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

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

– Pay of at least minimum wage (INFO # 1), the suitable Colorado or regional minimum wage, and all earned overtime earnings without impermissible deductions from their incomes;.

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

Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS implements much of Colorado’s wage and employment 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 Spend For Equal Work Act. Please check out the Division’s Labor employment Statutes and Labor Rules websites for present and previous variations of key Colorado labor statutes and employment rules.

Published Guidance: The Division’s main kinds of public assistance are:- INFOs (Interpretive Notices and Formal Opinions) – the Division’s formally authorized notifications, viewpoints, and descriptions on various 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 employment Wages: If a company owes you salaries, you can send your company a composed need for payment of salaries by mail, email, text message, or other electronic means. A written demand might be sent to the company at the same time a Labor Standards Complaint Form for unpaid incomes is filed 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 total Labor Standards Complaint Form is gotten and reviewed, a letter discussing the nature of the grievance and the amounts declared to be owed is sent to the employer. For additional information about the examination procedure, please examine the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs webpage.

Investigations Launched by the Division (” Direct Investigations”): The Division may conduct employer-wide direct examinations of potential offenses of Colorado wage and hour law. If you want to submit an idea, please email the Division at [email protected]. If you would like to file an individual claim for unpaid earnings, you need to submit a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements web page. To appeal a direct investigation citation or employment one or more Notices of Assessment, a supposed employer may send a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.