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Overtime: Colorado

This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Colorado overtime requirements, including when covered employers must pay overtime, how overtime is calculated, and industry‑specific rules under Colorado wage and hour law.

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by Stuart R. Buttrick, Taylor L. Lindauer, Lindsey M. Hogan, Alexander E. Preller, Stacey Smiricky and Aaron T. Vance, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Summary

Colorado’s wage and hour law requires covered employers to pay nonexempt employees one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for any hours worked in excess of 40 per workweek, in excess of 12 hours per workday, or in excess of 12 consecutive hours without regard to the starting and ending time of the workday (excluding duty-free meal periods), whichever calculation results in the greater payment of wages. There are separate overtime requirements for agricultural employees. This guide provides an in-depth review of Colorado employment law requirements HR must follow with respect to this law.

In this guide, learn about:

  • Overtime
  • The regular rate of pay
  • Defining the workweek
  • The fluctuating workweek
  • Industry‑specific overtime requirements
  • Poster requirements
  • Future developments

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Jurisdiction: Colorado

Latest updates

Updated to reflect amendments to employer coverage, effective August 6, 2025.

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