Colorado Minimum Wage for 2011 is $7.36

December 17th, 2010 Posted by Madison

The Colorado minimum wage will increase 12 cents on January 1, 2011 from $7.24 to $7.36 per hour. The has increased 51 cents in the past four years, from $6.85 per hour in 2007.

 

On the same date, the Colorado minimum wage for tipped employees will also increase 12 cents, from $4.22 to $4.34 per hour. Under , employers can take a maximum tip credit against the of $3.02 per hour. However, if the employee does not average at least $7.36 per hour in tips and wages combined, the employer must pay the difference as wages. 

 

Colorado employers must update their labor law posters, including minimum wage posters. Employers are required to prominently display the posters in an area accessible by all employees.

 

Colorado is one of a dozen states that provide for an annual adjustment in the minimum wage based upon the cost of living. On January 1, 2010 the minimum wage actually decreased 4 cents per hour from $7.28 to $7.24. However, most employees were still entitled to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The annual adjustment is base don the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the -Boulder-Greeley combined metro area. Colorado is one of the few states that permit a reduction in the minimum wage.

 

The Colorado minimum wage generally applies to private sector (non-government) employees in certain industries including: retail, service, food, beverage, health, medical and commercial support service. It does not apply to government employees or those in manufacturing, construction or the wholesale industry.

 

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Colorado Reduces Minimum Wage in 2010

November 20th, 2009 Posted by Amelia

For the first time, a will be reduced.

 

On January 1, 2010 the Colorado minimum wage will be reduced by 4 cents, from $7.28 per hour to $7.24 per hour. However, most employers will be required to pay $7.25 per hour under the , the Fair Labor Standards Act.

 

The wage for will decrease from $4.26 per hour to $4.22 per hour according to the Colorado Division of Labor & Employment. If the employee does not average $3.02 per hour over the payroll week, the employer must pay the difference.

 

The is adjusted annually for inflation. Unlike most states, however, when the cost of living goes down – as it has in the past year – the can be reduced. While a variety of states including Washington, Oregon and Florida the minimum wage annually, there is no provision for the automatic of minimum wage in most states.

 

Colorado employers need to update their state minimum wage posters immediately.

 

Although the Colorado minimum wage reduction is only 4 cents, it is far better than the annual increases of 20 cents or more in recent years. In 2009, for example, the Colorado minimum wage increased (more…)

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Colorado Minimum Wage Increases to $7.26

January 8th, 2009 Posted by Cara

On January 1, 2009 the Colorado minimum wage increased to $7.28 per hour. The hike from $7.02 hourly represents a 26 cents per hour .  The new tracks the region’s inflation rate.

 

According to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment , the minimum wage must be annually adjusted for inflation. In the Denver-Boulder- area of Colorado, the (or CPI) showed an increase of 3.7%. As a result, the minimum wage showed a corresponding increase.

 

Tracking the inflation rate is part of . Under , Section 15 of the Constitution, employers are required to adjust the pay of their minimum-wage employees every year to match the inflation rate. The law was last amended in 2006.

 

Donald J. Mares, Colorado’s Executive Director of Labor as well as the top officer of the , published the new minimum wage figures recently.

 

Because the prices of food and other commodities have risen dramatically, (more…)

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2009 Colorado Minimum Wage Increase

October 15th, 2008 Posted by Derrick

The Colorado will by 26 cents, from $7.02 to $7.28 per hour, effective January 1, 2009. The wage for in the will also increase by 26 cents, from $4.00 to $4.26 per hour.

 

Under , Section 15 of the Constitution, as amended in 2006, the is adjusted for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for . That law also increased the minimum wage to $6.85 per hour in 2007, and capped the tax credit employers can take for tipped workers at $3.02 per hour.

 

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Colorado Minimum Wage Now $7.02

January 11th, 2008 Posted by Amelia

Colorado’s increased to $7.02 on January 1, 2008, as a result of the Colorado Order 24. The new replaces the previous of $6.85, which went into effect on January 1, 2007.

This new Colorado minimum wage doesn’t apply to all workers. Unlike other states with similar laws, Colorado’s minimum law applies only to retail and service industries, such as commercial support, health and medical industries and food and beverage industries.

law requires an employee be paid overtime at 1.5 times the usual hourly rate for any time worked over 40 hours in a week. Most of the country is covered by this “overtime”. In Colorado, workers eligible under the minimum wage law are eligible for overtime after 40 hours a week, or for more than 12 hours in one day. Several states, like Colorado have laws regarding overtime, but many do not. In those states, an employee is either covered by federal overtime law or isn’t covered at all.

Colorado has made several recent changes in its employment laws.

Colorado Statute 8-2-122 became law on January 1, 2007, and requires every employer to copy and maintain those copies of the worker’s identification documents for the federal I-9 form. Additionally, the employer must file a state affirmation within 20 days of hiring a new worker. In this affirmation the employer declares that he or she examined the worker’s identification documents and didn’t alter them in any way. It also states that the employer didn’t knowingly hire an illegal alien.

Colorado isn’t the only state enacting tough new immigration laws. Arizona, too, has established legislation regarding undocumented employees.

As of January 1, 2008, any Arizona employer who knowingly or willingly hires illegal aliens will face tougher sanctions. Rather than being fined, an employer can actually be shut down. The first violation of this law garners the business a 10 day suspension of its license. A second violation results in the employer permanently losing its business license.

Vermont, Missouri and New Mexico are among the fourteen states to raise their state minimum wages as of January 1, 2008. The increases in these fourteen states, however, are just the beginning of a year full of changes.

On the 1st of July, 2008, West Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky and Pennsylvania will enact raises to their state minimum wages, too. Michigan and Illinois will each up its minimum by 25 cents per hour. Illinois’s rate will go from $7.50 to $7.75 and Michigan’s new rate will be $7.40 per hour.

Workers in Kentucky will receive a raise in minimum wage of $6.55 per hour, a bump of 70 cents from $5.85. A 70 cent raise will also be given to minimum wage employees in West Virginia resulting in a new rate of $7.25 per hour. Pennsylvania workers, however, will enjoy the biggest wage bump. On July 1, 2008, Pennsylvania’s minimum will jump a whopping 90 cents from $6.25 to $7.15 per hour.

Many states have their own minimum wage laws, and several tie the increases to their minimum rates to the in the . On July 24, 2008, therefore, North Carolina, North Dakota and Indiana, among others will enact a rise in their minimum wage rates, too.

Minimum wage in the District of Columbia is also tied to the federal minimum wage. The D.C. law, however, requires its minimum to be at least $1.00 more than the federal rate. On July 24, 2008, therefore, D.C.’s minimum will become $7.55 per hour, exactly $1.00 greater

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