The Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (DLSS) engages in periodic rulemaking on labor law and policy for the State of Colorado. This page has timelines for upcoming rulemaking, copies of current and previous rules, recordings and transcripts from previous rulemaking, and comments received. For questions regarding rulemaking, please email Michael.Primo@state.co.us. For more on Colorado rulemaking, visit the Department of Regulatory Agencies or the Secretary of State.
- Rules & Orders: Current & Prior Versions
Versions currently in effect are listed first and in boldface. Following each version is the Statement of Basis, Purpose, and Authority (“SBP”) that explains its adoption, followed by the effective dates.
Wage & Hour Rules:
- Colorado Overtime Minimum Pay Standards (COMPS Order) #39 (7 CCR 1103-1), & SBP for COMPS Order #39 (effective 1/1/24)
- COMPS Order #38 & SBP for COMPS Order #38 (effective 1/1/22-12/31/23)
- COMPS Order #37 & SBP for COMPS Order #37 (effective 1/1/21-12/31/22)
- COMPS Order #36 (Amended) & SBP for COMPS Order #36 (Amended) (effective 7/15/20-12/31/20)
- COMPS Order #36 & SBP for COMPS Order #36 (effective 3/16/20 -7/14/20)
- Archive Page, Colorado Minimum Wage Orders (predecessors to the COMPS Orders)
- 2024 Publication and Yearly Calculation of Adjusted Labor Compensation (2024 PAY CALC) Order (7 CCR 1103-14) & SBP for 2024 PAY CALC Order (effective 1/1/24)
- 2023 PAY CALC Order & SBP for 2023 PAY CALC Order (effective 1/1/2022-12/31/23)
- 2022 PAY CALC Order & SBP for 2023 PAY CALC Order (effective 1/1/21-12/31/22)
- 2023 Wage Protection Rules (7 CCR 1103-7) & SBP for 2023 Wage Protection Rules (effective 1/1/23)
- 2022 Wage Protection Rules & SBP for 2022 Wage Protection Rules (effective 1/1/22-12/31/22)
- 2021 Wage Protection Rules & SBP for 2021 Wage Protection Rules (effective 4/14/21-12/31/21)
Posting, Opportunities, Screening, & Transparency (POST) Rules:
- Equal Pay Transparency Rules (7 CCR 1103-13) & SBP for Equal Pay Transparency (effective 1/1/24)
- EPT Rules (7 CCR 1103-13) & SBP for EPT Rules (effective 1/1/21-12/31/23)
- Chance to Compete Act Rules (Criminal Record) (7 CCR 1103-9) & SBP for Chance to Compete (effective 9/1/21)
- Employment Opportunity Act (Credit History) Rules (7 CCR 1103-4) & SBP for Employment Opportunity Act (effective 7/1/13)
- Social Media & the Workplace Act (7 CCR 1103-5) Rules & SBP for Social Media and the Workplace (effective 5/11/13)
Labor Relations Rules:
- Labor Peace and Industrial Relations (LPIR) Rules (7 CCR 1101-1) & SBP for Labor Peace Rules (effective 7/1/23)
- Colorado State Labor Relations Rules (7 CCR 1103-12) & SBP for State Labor Relations Rules (effective 3/2/22)
- Collective Bargaining for County Employees Act (COBCA) Rules (7 CCR 1103-16) & SBP for COBCA (effective 7/1/23)
Other Rules:
- Colorado Whistleblower, Anti-Retaliation, Non-Interference, and Notice-Giving Rules (Colorado WARNING Rules) (CCR 1103-11) & SBP for Colorado WARNING Rules (effective 1/1/23)
- Direct Investigation Rules (7 CCR 1103-8) & SBP for Direct Investigation Rules (effective 1/1/21)
- Agricultural Labor Conditions Act (AGLABOCO) Rules (7 CCR 1103-15) & SBP for Agricultural Labor Rules (effective 5/1/22)
- Prevailing Wage and Residency (PWR) Rules (7 CCR 1103-6) & SBP for Prevailing Wage and Residency Rules (effective 1/1/24)
- 2023 PWR Rules (7 CCR 1103-6) & SBP for 2023 PWR Rules (effective 1/1/23-12/31/23)
- Colorado Health Emergency Leave With Pay (Colorado HELP) Rules (7 CCR 1103-10) & SBP for Colorado HELP Rules (effective 3/11/20-11/11/20)
- Order, Emergency Authorization for Increased Work Hours for Lifeguards of Ages 16-17 at Public Facilities & FAQs for Emergency Authorization for Increased Work Hours for Lifeguards (effective 6/21/22-9/5/22)
- Colorado Overtime Minimum Pay Standards (COMPS Order) #39 (7 CCR 1103-1), & SBP for COMPS Order #39 (effective 1/1/24)
- Rules & Orders: Proposed & Recently Adopted
Rules Public Hearing Proposed Adopted Effective Date Clean Version Redline from Prior Version Statement of Basis & Purpose The Equal Pay Transparency Rules (EPT Rules), 7 CCR 1103-13 10/30/23 Notice 9/29/23 11/09/23 01/01/24 Equal Pay Transparency PDF Equal Pay Transparency Redline PDF Equal Pay Transparency SBP PDF The Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order (COMPS Order), 7 CCR 1103-1 10/30/23 Notice 9/29/23 11/09/23 01/01/24 COMPS Order #39 PDF COMPS #39 Redlined PDF COMPS Order #39 SBP PDF The Publication And Yearly Calculation of Adjusted Labor Compensation (PAY CALC) Order, 7 CCR 1103-14 10/30/23 Notice 9/29/23 11/09/23 01/01/24 2024 PAY CALC Order PDF 2024 PAY CALC Order Redlined PDF 2024 PAY CALC Order SBP PDF The Prevailing Wage and Residency Rules (PWR), 7 CCR 1103-6 10/30/23 Notice 9/29/23 11/09/23 01/01/24 Prevailing Wage & Residency PDF Prevailing Wage & Residency Redlined PDF Prevailing Wage & Residency SBP PDF Protections For Public Workers Act (PROPWA) Rules, 7 CCR 1103-17 11/30/23 Notice 10/31/23 07/01/24 PROPWA Rules PDF PROPWA SBP PDF Rulemaking Calendar:
- Rulemaking Comments & Hearings
Recent Rulemaking:
- Winter 2023 Rulemaking:
- Late fall 2023 Rulemaking: PROPWA
- Early fall 2023 Rulemaking: Equal Pay Transparency, PAY CALC, Prevailing Wage, & COMPS
Previous Rulemaking:
- Spring 2023 rulemaking: COBCA Rules
- Public hearing, spring 2023 rulemaking (4/18/23)
- Transcript, spring 2023 rulemaking 4/18/23)
- Notice of Public Hearing, spring 2023 rulemaking (4/18/23)
- Informal Stakeholder Meeting, spring 2023 rulemaking (01/12/23)
- Informal Stakeholder Meeting, spring 2023 rulemaking (12/14/22)
- Comments, spring 2023 rulemaking:
- Arapahoe County - Michelle Halstead 04.28.2023
- El Paso County - Ryan Parsell 04.28.2023
- Mesa County - Nina Atencio 04.28.2023
- Gunnison County - Donita Bishop 04.28.2023
- Boulder County Attorney's Office - Oliva Lucas 04.27.2023
- Anonymous 04.27.2023
- AFSCME Council 18 - Yvette Sanchez Chavez 04.27.2023
- Montrose County Attorney's Office 04.27.2023
- Peter Blood 04.27.2023
- AFSCME - Connie Derr 03.02.2023
- County Attorney's Office - Olivia Lucas 12.13.2022
- Fall 2022 rulemaking: COBCA, Prevailing Wage & Residency, Wage Protection
- Winter 2021 rulemaking: Agricultural labor conditions
- Fall 2021 rulemaking: COMPS & Other Wage & Hour Rulemaking
- Public hearing, fall 2021 rulemaking (11/1/21)
- Notice of public hearing, fall 2021 rulemaking (11/1/21)
- Comments, fall 2021 rulemaking:
- Sarah Thompson 8.24.2021
- Rebekah Stewart 8.31.2021
- Colorado Camps Network 8.31.2021
- Colorado Camps Network 9.10.2021
- Towards Justice 9.14.2021
- Mountain Tap Brewery 9.29.2021
- Carmine's on Penn 9.30.2021
- Black Eyed Pea 10.05.2021
- Patricia Maradiegue de Wagner 10.20.2021
- Alan Devine 10.24.2021
- Raquel Lane 10.26.2021
- Jeremy Ross, IBEW 68 10.29.2021
- Anonymous 10.30.2021
- Josh Kirkpatrick, Littler Mendelson 11.01.2021
- Associated General Contractors of Colorado, Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association, and Colorado Restaurant Association 11.01.2021
- Colorado Camps Network (resubmission) 11.01.2021
- Daniel Block 11.02.2021
- Colorado AFL-CIO 11.03.2021
- Towards Justice 11.03.2021
- Matt Cashnerx 11.03.2021
- Winter 2020 rulemaking: COMPS