Nothing in Rule 4 modifies the provisions on work hours for minors contained in C.R.S. Part 541 Subpart G, apply, except that under the COMPS Order, the salary must be at least the level listed below and sufficient for the minimum wage for all hours in a workweek (with the exception of certain professionals listed in Rule 2.5.2). Three Modifications to the Order The COMPS Order regulates wages, hours, working conditions, and procedures for all employers and employees for work performed within Colorado, with the exceptions and exemptions contained within Rule 2. On July 1, 2020, the annualized salary for exempt employees will be set at $35,568 (equal to the federal exemption salary under the FLSA). 201 et seq.) Meal Periods Employees shall be entitled to an uninterrupted and duty-free meal period of at least a 30-minute duration when the shift exceeds five consecutive hours of work. Paid Sick Leave 88 Section 9 - District of Columbia Addendum 93 . New to COMPS Order 36 are increased salary thresholds that, beginning January 1, 2021, exceed the requirements of the FLSA. Finally, COMPS Order 36 exempts certain categories of employees from its overtime rule. Prior Wage Orders covered only four industries: Retail/Service, Food/Beverage, Health/Medical, and Commercial Support Service. 2.4 Exemptions from Overtime Requirements of the COMPS Order. These exemption definitions are the same as in prior Minimum Wage Orders, but now apply across the private sector, not just to the four previously covered industries. Read the code on FindLaw 8-12-105. endobj The COMPS Order regulates wages, hours, working conditions, and procedures for all employers and employees for work performed within Colorado, with the exceptions and exemptions contained within Rule 2. Already an XpertHR user? Print. When it goes into effect, COMPS Order #37 will replace COMPS Order #36, although the sweeping changes implemented by COMPS Order #36 as discussed above carry through in COMPS Order #37. 5.2.2 Rest periods, to the extent practical, shall be in the middle of each 4-hour work period. ! !.Q]"46D.Ef\nt@#'H$Ft uNM_g_I$KAd}:(BDY=H68yJ;e}D4Ad1,aHhh/u q6#WDEDV'hX?GJ}O_Q#bk^"'h tDgniT: 5 0 obj a notary must be an employee of a financial institution. 2.4.1 Certain Salespersons and Mechanics. Alternatively, an employee may elect to pursue a complaint through the Divisions administrative procedure as described in the Colorado Wage Act, C.R.S. 3 0 obj Rule 2 of COMPS Order 36 provides for exemptions from the Order, or portions of the Order, based on specific criteria. As such, for employees paid near the minimum salary level who work a high number of hours, it may be necessary to pay additional compensation in workweeks where the employee works a great number of hours. 1.11 Wages or compensation has the meaning provided by C.R.S. By July 1, 2024, the COMPS Order will impose a $55,000 minimum salary threshold for an employee to qualify as exempt. An employer must pay a cash wage of at least $8.98 per hour if it claims a tip credit against its minimum hourly wage obligation; if an employees tips combined with the cash wage of at least $8.98 per hour do not equal the minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference in cash wages. COMPS Order 36 has proven to be an overhaul of existing Colorado law, reaching many employers previously exempt from prior wage orders. ; 20 C.F.R. The other major change in the COMPS Order is the introduction of a salary threshold under Colorado law for overtime exemptions. C.R.S. Such an agreement does not change an employees right to pay for rest periods under Rule 5.2.4. Because a rest period requires 10 minutes of pay without work being performed, work during a rest period is additional work for which additional pay is not provided. It adds an exemption for the highest-ranked and highest paid employee of a non-profit, as long as that person is paid within the minimum salary threshold discussed below. COMPS Order #36 is the currently-effective state wage and hour law for employers in Colorado. Most provisions become effective March 16, 2020, with the exception of the increased salary thresholds, which begin on July 1, 2020. (E) Range workers in jobs related to herding or production of livestock on the range who occupy employer-provided housing as part of their employment and are provided without cost or deduction any housing, food, transport, and equipment required for H2-A visa range workers by federal regulations (20 C.F.R. This exemption covers individuals elected to public office and members of their staff. On January 22, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor adopted the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order #36 ("COMPS Order"), with most of its provisions becoming effective on March 16, 2020. As detailed below: The weekly salary from July 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, shall be $684 ($35,568 per year4), then shall be $778.85 for 2021, $865.38 for 2022, $961.54 for 2023, and $1,057.69 for 2024, and then shall be indexed every January 1 by the same Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the Colorado minimum wage; except that the 2020 salary does not apply to the following two categories of employers, to whom the below salary schedule applies only as of January 1, 2021 (A) non-profit employers with annual total gross revenue of under $50 million, and (B) for- profit employers with annual total gross revenue of under $1 million. If the work site or other conditions make a physical posting impractical (including private residences employing only one worker, and certain entirely outdoor work sites lacking an indoor area), the employer shall provide a copy of the COMPS Order or poster to each employee within his or her first month of employment, and shall make it available to employees upon request. Therefore, a failure by an employer to authorize and permit a 10-minute compensated rest period is a failure to pay 10 minutes of wages at the employees agreed-upon or legally required (whichever is higher) rate of pay. 1.2 Incorporation by reference. As under federal law, hours in two or more weeks cannot be averaged in computing overtime. This is a preview. 7.3 Maintenance of Earnings Statement Information. The following employees are exempted under Rule 2.2, provided that their position based on actual job duties, as opposed to their job description meets the criteria set forth in the Order: As under prior minimum wage orders, COMPS Order 36 does not recognize the creative professional or highly compensated exemptions available under federal law. At the start or end of the workday, travel to or from a work station, entirely within the employers premises and/or with employer-provided transportation, shall not be considered time worked, except that such travel is compensable if it is: (B) after compensable time starts or before compensable time ends under Rule 1.9 1.9.1; or. (B) intentionally pays or causes to be paid to any such employee a wage less than the minimum (C.R.S. All sources cited or incorporated by reference are available for public inspection at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards & Statistics, 633 17th Street, Suite 600, Denver CO 80202. Telecommunication 47 CFR Section 1.2204. Employee acceptance of a meal must be voluntary and uncoerced. 2.5 Salary Thresholds for Certain Exemptions. 4.3 Overtime for Minors. (B) Where the requirements of (1)-(4) are not carried out, there is not the required clear mutual understanding that the non-hourly pay provides the regular rate for all hours with extra pay added for overtime hours. It is not necessary that the employee leave the premises for a rest period. Simply choose your state, look for a form, and download a state-specific template. Previously, only a handful of industries were required to provide meals and breaks to their employees. (4) paid for whatever hours the employee works in a workweek. It is theft under the Criminal Code (C.R.S. Similarly, the minimum salary threshold for exemptions requiring a salary (such as for administrative, executive, and professional employees) will increase to $778.85 per week ($40,500.20 per year). It renames the regularly-issued Minimum Wage Order to reflect that this order covers not only minimum wages, but also overtime and other related wage and hour standards. In addition, COMPS Order 36 clarifies that at the start or end of the workday, travel to or from a work station, entirely within the employers premises and/or with employer-provided transportation is not time worked unless it: (a) otherwise falls under the definition of time worked discussed above; (b) is after compensable time starts or before compensable time ends; or (c) is travel in employer-mandated transportation, which materially prolongs commute time or subjects employees to heightened physical risk compared to an ordinary commute. 6.2.2 Meal Credit. The minimum wage can be reduced by up to 15%, even if federal law permits lower wages, for non-emancipated minors and for persons certified by the Division as less efficient due to physical disability. 24-4-103. Employers must also make a copy of COMPS Order 36 or Poster available upon any employees request. L1gUskihs0Y)V"WD\ u[|L9,iaa"2ih:` N\,#MJ"'a: Qe]V7STVA'"SJf0i}V[, .B&tyVwEzE~@Os7]I l*uKQfn ,YNh LPm_5!wt (m7,._^J{E2[X|5~RDm!o-lsIl4-Ftey0fW,4"""""2Ma2romE`ih6R}V`RnRWW1d&V ?GF.e{H([/N/peS,|}F|D. Changes to COMPS Order #36 and Leniency by the Colorado Division of Labor. 1.8.1 Pay included in regular rate. 24-4-103(12.5)(b), the agency shall provide certified copies of them at cost upon request or shall provide the requestor with information on how to obtain a certified copy of the material incorporated by reference from the agency originally issuing them. Violations may be subject to the administrative procedure as described in the Colorado Wage Act, C.R.S. """"""W{@. Any person may register with the Division a written complaint that alleges a violation of the COMPS Order within 2 years of the alleged violation(s), except that actions brought for a willful violation shall be commenced within 3 years. 201 et seq.). The Rule 2.5.1 salaries do not apply to the following professionals who are exempt from the requirement of a salary under federal wage law. Under the C.R.S. (1) the application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software, or system functional specifications, (2) the design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing, or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications, or. 2.2 Exemption from all except Rules 1, 2, and 8. INFO # 1: Colorado Overtime & Minimum Pay Standards Order (COMPS Order) #36summarizes key parts and interpretations of COMPS Order #36.The Division'sStatement of Basis, Purpose, Authority, and Findingsoffers more detail on the nature, basis for, and findings underlying all changes. Notably, the July 1, 2020 salary threshold is the same threshold that already went into place on January 1, 2020 under the FLSA, so most Colorado employers will not need to make any salary adjustments until January 1, 2021. As under federal law, deductions may be made from the above salary requirements only under limited circumstances. COMPS Order 36 deviates in important ways from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including by defining any tasks taking over one minute as time worked, eliminating any de minimis exception, and requiring workers to actually cross state lines to be engaged in interstate commerce. View our privacy policy, privacy policy (California), cookie policy, supported browsers and access your cookie settings. Stat. Acknowledgement of Occupant Rights - If Occupied. (B) If the below conditions are met, rest periods need not be 10 minutes every 4 hours for any employees (i) governed by a collective bargaining agreement at any employer, or (ii) during time they are providing Medicaid-funded residential in-home services for an employer receiving at least 75% of its annual total gross revenue from federal and/or state Medicaid funds for providing such services. 7.4 Posting and Distribution Requirements. (B) receives at least 5 minutes of rest in every 4 hours worked. Detailed information regarding the requirements under COMPS Order 36 can be found here. This article summarizes the key changes. (E) regular rates of pay, gross wages earned, withholdings made, and net amounts paid each pay period. In addition, exempted from the 2020 threshold are non-profits with annual gross revenue under $50 million, as well as for-profit employers with an annual total gross revenue under $1 million. Colorado: 3.3% . An employer shall retain records reflecting the information contained in an employees itemized earnings statement as described in this rule for at least 3 years after the wages or compensation were due, and for the duration of any pending wage claim pertaining to the employee. COMPS Order 36 provides that an employer may not reduce wages for a meal, unless the employee accepts the meal voluntarily and without being coerced. Littler Investigation Toolkit for Employers, Littler Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Playbook, Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order Number 36. 2.5.1 For exemptions requiring a salary, the Salary Requirement rules of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act in 29 C.F.R. Only actual sleep time may be excluded, up to a maximum of 8 hours per workday. Higher education is exemptfrom these state mandated furloughs. The following are exempt from the COMPS Order except Rules 1 (Authority and . 4 0 obj Employers should be mindful that certain payment that are excluded from the regular rate of pay under the FLSA are not expressly excluded by COMPS Order 36, leading to a potential need to run separate state and federal overtime calculations. Employees must be completely relieved of all duties and permitted to pursue personal activities for a period to qualify as non-work, uncompensated time. 8-4-101(14) definition that the unpaid wages recoverable in a state-law claim include [a]ll amounts for labor or service performed by employees, as long as such amounts are earned, vested, and determinable, at which time such amount shall be payable to the employee pursuant to this article.. The only allowable credits an employer may take toward the minimum wage are those in Rules 6.2.1 6.2.3 below. 2 The Rule 1.6 definition of employer parallels the statutory amendment to the employer definition enacted by Colorado H.B. Background on COMPs Order #36 . XpertHR is part of the LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group portfolio of brands. Prior validations that are required in order to get another validation. Salespersons, parts-persons, and mechanics employed by automobile, truck, or farm implement (retail) dealers; and salespersons employed by trailer, aircraft, and boat (retail) dealers are exempt from Rule 4 (Overtime). This Order. 3.3 Reduced Minimum for Certain People with Disabilities and Minors. These thresholds must be met to qualify under the administrative, executive/supervisor, and professional (with some exceptions) exemptions, as follows: Thereafter, the salary requirement will be adjusted based on the same Consumer Price Index (CPI) as the Colorado minimum wage. 1u5h.JU}6e! 5 This salary requirement of minimum wage for all hours work applied under Minimum Wage Order #35 (2019) and prior Minimum Wage Orders. endobj 5.2 Rest Periods. (1) Rule 2.2.7 (F) exemption requires that field staff be paid either (a) the applicable Colorado minimum wage for all hours worked, or (b) a salary (i) equivalent to at least 42 hours per week at 90% of the Colorado minimum wage (with the 15% reduction that Rule 3.3 permits for unemancipated minors), (ii) reduced 25% for non-profit employers 4.1.5 In calculating when 12 consecutive hours are worked for purposes of the Rule 4.1.1 requirement of overtime after 12 hours, meal periods may be subtracted, but only if the meal periods comply with the Rule 5.1 requirements for meal periods. 8.3 Investigations. As noted in the previous post, COMPS order #36 is radical overhaul of Colorado's prior wage orders. 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