The Division of Labor Standards and Statistics 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.
| CCR # | Name | Rule | Statement of Basis and Purpose (SBP) | Key Prior SBP(s) |
| 7 CCR 1103-1 | COLORADO OVERTIME AND MINIMUM PAY STANDARDS ORDER (COMPS ORDER) #38 | 2022 (PDF) | 2022 PDF | 2020 (PDF), 2021 (PDF) |
| 7 CCR 1103-4 | EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT RULES (CREDIT HISTORY) | 2017 (PDF) | 2017 (PDF) | N/A |
| 7 CCR 1103-5 | SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WORKPLACE LAW RULES | 2017 (PDF) | 2017 (PDF) | N/A |
| 7 CCR 1103-6 | PREVAILING WAGE AND RESIDENCY (PWR) | 2023 (PDF) | 2023 (PDF) | N/A |
| 7 CCR 1103-7 | WAGE PROTECTION RULES | 2023 (PDF) | 2023 (PDF) | |
| 7 CCR 1103-8 | DIRECT INVESTIGATION RULES | 2021 (PDF) | 2021 (PDF) | |
| 7 CCR 1103-9 | COLORADO CHANCE TO COMPETE ACT RULES (CRIMINAL HISTORY) | 2019 (PDF) | 2019 (PDF) | N/A |
| 7 CCR 1103-10 | COLORADO HEALTH EMERGENCY LEAVE WITH PAY (“COLORADO HELP”) RULES [Emergency rule expired 11/11/2020] | 2020 (PDF) | 2020 (PDF) | N/A |
| 7 CCR 1103-11 | COLORADO WHISTLEBLOWER, ANTI-RETALIATION, NON-INTERFERENCE, AND NOTICE-GIVING RULES ("COLORADO WARNING RULES") | 2023 (PDF) | 2023 (PDF) | N/A |
| 7 CCR 1103-12 | COLORADO STATE LABOR RELATIONS RULES | 2022 (PDF) | 2022 (PDF) | |
| 7 CCR 1103-13 | EQUAL PAY TRANSPARENCY RULES (“EPT RULES”) | 2021 (PDF) | 2021 (PDF) | N/A |
| 7 CCR 1103-14 | 2023 PUBLICATION AND YEARLY CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED LABOR COMPENSATION (2022 PAY CALC) ORDER | 2023 (PDF) | 2023 (PDF) | N/A |
| 7 CCR 1103-15 | AGRICULTURAL LABOR CONDITIONS RULES (AGLABOCO) | 2022 (PDF) | 2022 (PDF) | N/A |
| 7 CCR 1101-1 | RULES OF PROCEDURE TO THE COLORADO LABOR PEACE ACT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT |
2017 (PDF) | ||
| N/A | EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASED WORK HOURS FOR LIFEGUARDS OF AGES 16-17 AT PUBLIC FACILITIES, 6/21/22-9/5/22 | 2022 (PDF) | 2022 FAQs (PDF) |
Secretary of State page with all rulemaking filings for all current & prior Division rules
| Rules | Public Hearing |
Comments Due |
Anticipated Effective Date | Clean Version | Redline From Prior Version | Statement of Basis & Purpose |
| LABOR PEACE AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (LPIR) RULES 7 CCR 1101-1 |
April 18, 2023 | April 28, 2023 | July 1, 2023 | To be posted on or before April 13th | ||
| COUNTY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING (COBCA) RULES 7 CCR 1103-16 |
April 18, 2023 | April 28, 2023 | July 1, 2023 | N/A | To be posted on or before April 13th |
Notice of Public Hearing - April 18, 2023
Form to Submit Written Comments for Labor Peace Act and County Collective Bargaining Act Rulemaking
Winter/Spring 2023 Rulemaking Comments
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- County Collective Bargaining (COBCA)
Labor Peace Act and County Collective Bargaining Act: Informal, Pre-Rulemaking Stakeholder Meeting 01.12.2023
Labor Peace Act and County Collective Bargaining Act: Informal, Pre-Rulemaking Stakeholder Meeting 12.14.2022
2022:
Fall 2022 Rulemaking Comments
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- Colorado Whistleblower, Anti-Retaliation, Non-Interference, and Notice-Giving Rules (“Colorado WARNING Rules”) 7 CCR 1103-11
- Prevailing Wage and Residency (PWR) Rules 7 CCR 1103-6
- Wage Protection Rules 7 CCR 1103-7
Public Hearing November 1, 2022
***Please note: This recording is over two hours, but no attendees chose to speak, so the recording includes no substantive points or testimony, only a recitation of meeting instructions and several invitations for attendees to speak.***
2021:
Comments for Fall 2021 Rulemaking
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- Agricultural Labor Conditions
- Summer/Fall 2021 COMPS and other Potential Wage-and-Hour Labor 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
- Brandt Milstein 10.22.2021
- 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) 11.02.2021
- Daniel Block 11.02.2021
- Colorado AFL-CIO (Wage Protection Rules) 11.03.2021
- Towards Justice 11.03.2021
- Matt Cashnerx 11.03.2021
2020:
Background information and additional resources on the COMPS Order: In a rulemaking effort that began in summer 2019, the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment replaced the annually issued Minimum Wage Order with Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order ("COMPS Order") #36. The COMPS Order, like the prior issued wage orders, is the source of critical Colorado wage rights and responsibilities beyond those provided by federal law: eligibility for the Colorado minimum wage, overtime pay for work past 40 hours per week and 12 hours per day, meal and rest breaks, and other employee and employer rights and responsibilities, such as what wage deductions are permissible, how hourly rates are calculated from non-hourly pay for overtime, and posting the Order's provisions to employees for ease of access. INFO # 1: Colorado Overtime & Minimum Pay Standards Order (COMPS Order) #36 summarizes key parts and interpretations of COMPS Order #36.The Division's Statement of Basis, Purpose, Authority, and Findings offers more detail on the nature, basis for, and findings underlying all changes.
The public hearing on COMPS Order #36 was held on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 3:00 pm at the Colorado Division of Labor Standards and Statistics, 12th Floor Conference Room, 633 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202.The hearing was transcribed, and a draft of the transcript is publicly available, in addition to all the comments received, and the transcript of the Division's pre-rulemaking public meeting which took place on August 28, 2019 (scroll down to find these documents).
COMPS Order #36 took effect March 16, 2020, with three narrow modifications based on developments since the original January adoption of COMPS Order #36, yielding the current version of COMPS posted above. The Statement of Basis, Purpose, Authority, and Findings accompanying the spring 2020 modifications explains the modifications considered and adopted at that time.
AMENDED MINIMUM WAGE ORDER 35 (Jan. 1 - Mar. 15, 2020)
Pursuant to Section 15, Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution, these temporary rules in effect January 1 - March 15, 2020, increase the state minimum to $12.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2020, and conformed the Colorado Minimum Wage Order #35, 7 CCR 1103-1, to statutory changes to C.R.S. Title 8.
7 CCR 1103-1 Amended Minimum Wage Order 35 7 CCR 1103-1 Amended Minimum Wage Order 35 Statement of Basis and Purpose
For questions regarding rulemaking please contact:
| Michael Primo | Email:michael.primo@state.co.us |