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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

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

– Pay of at least minimum wage (INFO # 1), the appropriate Colorado or regional base pay, and all made overtime earnings without impermissible deductions from their wages;.

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

Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS enforces a lot of Colorado’s wage and hour and other kinds of labor statutes and labor guidelines, including the Colorado Wage Act, the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (” COMPS Order”), employment and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Please visit the Division’s Labor Statutes and Labor Rules websites for present and previous variations of essential Colorado labor statutes and rules.

Published Guidance: The Division’s main types of public guidance are:- INFOs (Interpretive Notices and Formal Opinions) – the Division’s formally approved notices, viewpoints, and descriptions 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 an employer owes you wages, you can send your employer a composed demand for payment of earnings by mail, email, text, or employment other electronic ways. A written need might be sent out to the company at the very same time a Labor 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: employment Once a complete Labor Standards Complaint Form is gotten and evaluated, a letter describing the nature of the grievance and the to be owed is sent out to the employer. For more info about the examination procedure, please examine the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs webpage.

Investigations Launched by the Division (” Direct Investigations”): The Division might perform employer-wide direct examinations of prospective offenses of Colorado wage and hour law. If you wish to send a tip, please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you want to file a private claim for overdue wages, you need to complete a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements web page. To appeal a direct examination citation or one or more Notices of Assessment, an alleged company might send a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.