Colorado to Pay Overdue Wage Claims, Seek Employer Reimbursement

Colorado will begin paying overdue wage claims to employees starting on April 1, 2024, but employers will have to reimburse the state, under a bill Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed April 17.

SB 23-231 allows the state to use its wage theft enforcement fund to pay employees who have been owed wages from their employers for at least six months. The six-month period begins on the date the Colorado Labor and Employment Department sends a notice of assessment to an employer or, if the employer requests a hearing, the date a hearing officer issues a decision.

The payment amount in ...