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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Tips (Gratuities) and Tipped Employees Under Colorado Wage Law
This Division notice explains how Colorado law protects employee tips and when employers may pay tipped employees less than full minimum wage using a "tip credit." It covers the current tip-credit amo…
Overtime and Minimum Wage Obligations for Agricultural Employment
This Division notice explains minimum wage ($15.16/hour in 2026, or a range-worker weekly salary) and overtime pay obligations for Colorado agricultural employers under the ALRRA and COMPS Order. Most…
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…
Key wage and hour rights under Colorado's COMPS and PAY CALC Orders
This annually-updated Division notice summarizes the core wage-and-hour rights and obligations under Colorado's Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards ("COMPS") Order and its yearly PAY CALC wage figures:…
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…
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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.