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Wage & Hour Rights and Responsibilities

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

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

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

Labor employment Statutes, Rules, & Published Guidance

Statutes & Rules: DLSS implements 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 ( » COMPS Order »), and the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Please go to the Division’s Labor Statutes and Labor Rules webpages for current and previous versions of key Colorado labor employment statutes and rules.

Published Guidance: The Division’s main kinds of public guidance are:- INFOs (Interpretive Notices and Formal Opinions) – the Division’s officially approved notifications, employment viewpoints, and explanations on various labor law subjects; 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 need for payment of wages by mail, e-mail, text message, or other electronic ways. A written demand may be sent out to the company at the exact same time a Labor Standards Complaint Form for unsettled incomes is filed with the Division. The Labor Standards Complaint Form can be discovered on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements website.

Employer Responses in Investigations: Once a complete Labor Standards Complaint Form is received and examined, a letter describing the nature of the grievance and the amounts declared to be owed is sent out to the employer. To find out more about the examination procedure, please review the Wage & Hour Claim Investigations – Employer FAQs website.

Investigations Launched by the Division ( » Direct Investigations »): The Division might carry out employer-wide direct investigations of possible 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 an individual claim for unpaid incomes, you must complete a Labor Standards Complaint Form on our Demands, Complaints, Responses, and Settlements webpage. To appeal a direct examination citation or several Notices of Assessment, an alleged employer might send a Direct Investigation Appeal Form.