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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Timing of Wage Payments, & Required Record-Keeping
This Division notice explains when Colorado employers must pay wages: regular pay periods and paydays, the strict deadlines for paying out all wages when an employee is fired, laid off, or quits, and …
Compliance Duties: Notify Workers of Their Rights; No Unlawful Waivers or Restrictions
This Division notice explains two employer compliance duties: never requiring workers to waive labor rights or agree not to discuss wages or workplace safety, and affirmatively notifying workers of th…
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" …
Permissible and Impermissible Methods of Payment
This Division notice explains what forms of pay, and payment methods, satisfy the Colorado Wage Act's requirement that wages be negotiable, payable on demand, and without discount. It covers cash, che…
Summary: "Wages" and "Compensation" under Colorado Wage Law
This short Division notice is a roadmap to the "INFO #3 series" on Colorado wage law: what counts as protected "wages or compensation" (hourly pay, salaries, piece-rate, bonuses, commissions, vacation…
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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.