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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities
Wage Payment: Employee rights include:- Pay for all wages earned (INFO # 3) at the rate agreed to by the employer and worker.
– Pay of a minimum of base pay (INFO # 1), the suitable Colorado or regional minimum wage, and all earned overtime incomes without impermissible reductions from their incomes;.
– Pay of all earned salaries without impermissible deductions (INFO # 16).
Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance
Statutes & Rules: DLSS enforces a lot of Colorado’s wage and hour and other types of labor statutes and labor guidelines, 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 current and prior variations of key Colorado labor statutes and guidelines.
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 explanations on different 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 an employer owes you wages, you can send your company a composed need for payment of incomes by mail, referall.us e-mail, text, or other electronic ways. A written demand may be sent out to the company at the same time a Labor Standards Complaint Form for overdue incomes is filed 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 Standards Complaint Form is gotten and evaluated, a letter discussing the nature of the complaint and the quantities alleged to be owed is sent to the employer. For additional information about the investigation process, please examine the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs website.
by the Division (” Direct Investigations”): The Division might perform employer-wide direct examinations of prospective violations of Colorado wage and hour law. If you would like to submit a suggestion, please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you wish to submit a specific claim for unsettled salaries, you should submit a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements web page. To appeal a direct investigation citation or one or more Notices of Assessment, an alleged company might send a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.
