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Colorado labor laws for hourly teams.

Overtime after 40 hours a week, 12 hours a day, or 12 consecutive hours, a 30-minute meal break on shifts over 5 hours, and a paid 10-minute rest break per 4 hours.

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The rules below come from Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), Division of Labor Standards and Statistics, or from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act where Colorado has no rule of its own. Each topic page shows its sources and the date we checked them.

Colorado at a glance

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OvertimeColorado requires time and a half the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, over 12 in a workday, or over 12 consecutive hours, whichever calculation pays the employee more.
Meal and rest breaksColorado's COMPS Order gives employees an uninterrupted, duty-free meal period of at least 30 minutes when a shift runs over 5 consecutive hours, and a paid 10-minute rest period for every 4 hours worked or major fraction of that.

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Overtime

Colorado Overtime Laws for Hourly Employees (2026)

Colorado overtime: time and a half after 40 hours a week, 12 hours a workday, or 12 consecutive hours, whichever pays more. With a worked example.

Meal and rest breaks

Colorado Meal and Rest Break Laws (2026)

Colorado breaks: a 30-minute duty-free meal on shifts over 5 hours and a paid 10-minute rest per 4 hours. A missed rest break is owed as 10 minutes of pay.

Who enforces it

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), Division of Labor Standards and Statistics. Federal overtime and hours-worked rules are enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.

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This is general information, not legal advice. Rules change; check the linked source.