Colorado Labor Guidance
Free plain-English summaries of opinion letters, administrative policies, and interpretive notices from Colorado's labor agency, with the current status and the official source on every page.
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Summary: Requirements of the Agricultural Labor Rights & Responsibilities Act (ALRRA)
This short Division notice is a roadmap to Colorado's Agricultural Labor Rights & Responsibilities Act (ALRRA): minimum wage and overtime rules, rest and meal breaks, worksite access to key service pr…
Meal and Rest Periods
This Division notice explains Colorado's meal- and rest-period rules under the COMPS Order: a duty-free 30-minute meal period for shifts over 5 hours (paid if truly impractical to relieve the employee…
What Travel Time and Sleep Time Is and Isn't "Time Worked" That Must Be Paid
This Division notice explains when travel time and sleep time count as paid "time worked" under Colorado law. Sleep time of 5-8 continuous hours can be excluded from pay only under specific conditions…
What's Owed for "Time Worked" for Different Types of Pay, Hourly and Non-Hourly
This Division notice explains how the duty to pay for all "time worked" applies across different pay structures: hourly rates, salaries, commissions, and piece rates. It states that Colorado requires …
What Is and Isn't "Time Worked" That Must Be Paid under Colorado Law
This Division notice details Colorado's broader-than-federal definition of "time worked" under COMPS Rule 1.9: work an employer benefited from or permitted, required on-premises time, and the "continu…
Summary: "Time Worked" That Must Be Paid under Colorado Law
This Division notice summarizes when time counts as paid "time worked" under Colorado law: performing work an employer benefited from or permitted, required on-premises time, the "continuous workday" …
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These are official interpretive documents from Colorado's labor agency: opinion letters answering questions from employers and workers, administrative policies, and interpretive notices. They show how the agency applies wage-and-hour and workplace law to real situations, but they are guidance, not statutes or court decisions, and the agency can supersede or withdraw them. Every page above shows the document's current status, when that status was last verified, and a link to the official source.