Hours Worked: Colorado
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: Stuart R. Buttrick, Mary L. Will and Tareen Zafrullah, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Summary
- Covered employers must provide unpaid meal breaks and paid rest breaks when employees work a certain amount of time. Employers also must provide breastfeeding breaks to nursing mothers. See Break Periods.
- Travel time controlled or directed by an employer will usually count as hours worked. See Travel Time.
- Sleeping time may be excluded from compensable work time under certain conditions. See Sleeping Time.