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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities
Wage Payment: Employee rights include:- Spend for all wages made (INFO # 3) at the rate accepted by the company and employee.
- Pay of a minimum of minimum wage (INFO # 1), the relevant Colorado or regional base pay, and all made overtime salaries without impermissible deductions from their salaries;.
- Pay of all earned wages without impermissible reductions (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 rules, consisting of the Colorado Wage Act, the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (" COMPS Order"), employment and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Please go to the Division's Labor Statutes and Labor Rules webpages for existing and previous variations of crucial Colorado labor statutes and employment rules.
Published Guidance: The Division's main types of public assistance are:- INFOs (Interpretive Notices and Formal Opinions) - the Division's formally authorized notices, opinions, and descriptions on various labor law subjects; 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 Wages: If a company owes you salaries, you can send your company a composed need for payment of incomes by mail, e-mail, text message, or other electronic ways. A written demand might be sent out to the company at the same time a Complaint Form for unpaid incomes is submitted with the Division. The Labor employment 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 received and reviewed, a letter describing the nature of the grievance and the quantities declared to be owed is sent out to the employer. To learn more about the investigation procedure, employment please review the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations - Employer FAQs website.
Investigations Launched by the Division (" Direct Investigations"): The Division may conduct employer-wide direct investigations of prospective infractions of Colorado wage and hour law. If you would like to submit a pointer, please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you want to submit a private claim for unpaid wages, you must submit a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements webpage. To appeal a direct examination citation or one or more Notices of Assessment, a supposed company may send a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.