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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

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

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

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

Labor Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS implements 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 go to the Division’s Labor Statutes and Labor Rules websites for current and prior variations of crucial Colorado labor statutes and employment rules.

Published Guidance: The Division’s primary kinds of public guidance are:- INFOs (Interpretive Notices and Formal Opinions) – the Division’s formally approved notices, opinions, and explanations 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 written demand for payment of wages by mail, email, text message, or other electronic methods. A written demand might be sent to the employer at the same time a Labor Standards Complaint Form for overdue wages is submitted with the Division. The Labor Standards Complaint Form can be discovered on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements web page.

Employer Responses in Investigations: Once a complete Labor Standards Complaint Form is gotten and evaluated, a letter explaining the nature of the problem and the quantities declared to be owed is sent out to the company. To learn more about the examination process, please review the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs webpage.

Investigations Launched by the Division (” Direct Investigations”): employment The Division might perform employer-wide direct investigations of potential offenses of Colorado wage and hour law. If you want to send a pointer, please email the Division at cdle_di_tips@state.co.us. If you would like to file a private claim for unpaid incomes, you need to fill out a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements website. To appeal a direct examination citation or one or more Notices of Assessment, employment an alleged employer may submit a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.