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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

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

– Pay of at least minimum wage (INFO # 1), the applicable Colorado or regional minimum wage, and all earned overtime wages without impermissible reductions from their wages;.

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

Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS imposes much of Colorado’s wage and hour and other types 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 Statutes and Labor Rules websites for present 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 formally approved notifications, opinions, and descriptions on numerous labor law topics; and.

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

Written Demands, Complaints, & Investigations

Demands & Complaints for Wages: If a company owes you earnings, you can send your employer a composed demand for payment of incomes by mail, e-mail, text message, or other electronic methods. A written need might be sent out to the company at the very same time a Labor Standards Complaint Form for unpaid salaries is submitted with the Division. The Labor employment Standards Complaint Form can be found on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements webpage.

Employer Responses in Investigations: employment Once a complete Labor Standards Complaint Form is gotten and reviewed, a letter explaining the nature of the grievance and the amounts declared to be owed is sent out to the company. To find out more about the examination process, please examine the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs website.

Investigations Launched by the Division (” Direct Investigations”): The Division may conduct employer-wide direct examinations of possible infractions of Colorado wage and hour law. If you want to send a pointer, please email the Division at cd**********@st***.us. If you would like to submit a private claim for unpaid salaries, you should submit a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements webpage. To appeal a direct examination citation or several Notices of Assessment, a supposed employer might submit a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.