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Unpaid Overtime Law in Colorado

Many Colorado workers are denied the wages that they are owed under Federal and Colorado law. If you are an Colorado worker who has been unlawfully denied overtime, you have the right to participate in a lawsuit against your employer. Colorado overtime lawyers can help you recover what you are owed.

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Detailed Colorado Overtime Laws

Colorado Minimum Wage and Overtime Quick Facts

Colorado Minimum Wage:

  • The minimum wage in Colorado is $7.28 per hour.
  • This minimum wage became effective Jan. 1, 2009.
  • Lodging furnished by the company can count towards the minimum wage, but cannot exceed more than $25 per week.
  • Reasonable meal costs can also count towards minimum wage.
  • The minimum wage for unemancipated minors under the age of 18 and physically disabled workers is $6.19 per hour.

Colorado Tipped Minimum Wage:

  • Under Colorado wage and hour law, a tipped employee is a worker who typically more than $30 per month in tips.
  • The Colorado tipped minimum wage is $4.26.
  • Tip credits cannot exceed $3.02 per hour when offsetting the minimum wage of tipped workers.
  • Required tip sharing with workers who are not usually tipped and deduction of credit card processing fees both nullify tip credits towards the minimum wage.

Colorado Overtime Law:

  • Non-exempt workers protected by the Wage Order must be paid 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for any work in excess of 40 hours per workweek; 12 hours per workday; or 12 consecutive hours without regard to the start and end time of the workday.

Meal & Rest Breaks

Under Colorado wage and hour law, those working more than 5 hours must receive a 30-minute meal break. This break should only be paid if the employee performs job duties during this time. Employees must also receive a 10-minute rest break for every four hours worked. 

Colorado Wage and Hour FAQs

For more information on Colorado wage and hour law, visit our Colorado wage and hour FAQ page. 

For More Information, visit the Colorado Department of Labor Website