Colorado

Access indispensable resources below to help stay current with HR and employment law developments in Colorado, including state-specific Employment Law Guide sections, customizable Colorado Employee Handbook templates and other state-specific resources; recently passed and upcoming state and local deadlines; and links to our local coverage.

Legal Timetable

State developments covered below. Navigate to local pages for local coverage.

Employee Handbooks

Create or update your Colorado Handbook with our comprehensive state-specific handbook statements. The Colorado Employee Handbook Table of Contents links to all available handbook statements, including:

EEO Handbook Statement: Colorado

Family Care Act Leave Handbook Statement: Colorado

Meal and Rest Breaks Handbook Statement: Colorado

Paid Sick and Safe Leave and Public Health Emergency Leave [Accrual Method] Handbook Statement: Colorado

Vacation Handbook Statement: Colorado

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Letters and Forms

Colorado Family and Medical Leave Family Member Medical Certification Form

A covered Colorado employer may use this form if it requires an employee to provide a medical certification supporting a request to take family and medical leave for a family member with a serious health condition.
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Letters and Forms

Colorado Family and Medical Leave Notice of Eligibility and Rights and Responsibilities Form

A covered Colorado employer may use this form to notify an employee if they are eligible for family and medical leave.
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Letters and Forms

Colorado Designation of Family and Medical Leave Notice Form

A covered Colorado employer may use this form to inform an employee whether their family and medical leave request has been approved or denied.
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Letters and Forms

Colorado Family and Medical Leave of Absence Request Form

A covered Colorado employer may use this form to receive employee requests for a family and medical leave of absence
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Employment Law Guide

Employee Classification: Colorado

Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustments to the minimum salaries for most white-collar employees and for highly compensated employees, and to the minimum hourly pay for computer employees.
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Legal Timetable

Colorado Minimum Salary for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees Increases to $1,086.25 per Week

Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum salary.
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Legal Timetable

Colorado Minimum Salary for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees Is Adjusted for Inflation
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Employment Law Guide

Minimum Wage: Colorado

Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustments to the state minimum wage and the state minimum direct cash wage for tipped employees.
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Legal Timetable

Colorado Minimum Wage Increases to $14.81

Updated to reflect the 2025 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.
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Legal Timetable

Colorado Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

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US Jurisdictions

Colorado

Legal Timetable

State developments covered below. Navigate to local pages for local coverage.

Employee Handbooks

New and Updated

Colorado Family and Medical Leave Family Member Medical Certification Form

Colorado Family and Medical Leave Notice of Eligibility and Rights and Responsibilities Form

Colorado Designation of Family and Medical Leave Notice Form

Colorado Family and Medical Leave of Absence Request Form

Employee Classification: Colorado

Colorado Minimum Salary for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees Increases to $1,086.25 per Week

Colorado Minimum Salary for Executive, Administrative and Professional Employees Is Adjusted for Inflation

Minimum Wage: Colorado

Colorado Minimum Wage Increases to $14.81

Colorado Minimum Wage Is Adjusted for Inflation

Colorado at a Glance

Local Coverage

Colorado Employment Law Guide

At-Will, Contracts and Restrictive Covenants

EEO

Employee Benefits

Employee Leaves

Employee Management

HR Strategy, Management and the Law

Labor Relations

Organizational Exit

Payroll

Recruiting and Hiring

Risk Management - Health, Safety, Security

Types of Employers and Workers

Wage and Hour