Colorado unpaid wages and final paycheck demand letter
Create a Colorado unpaid-wages or final-paycheck demand using the rules verified July 24, 2026. The form separates employer-initiated termination, resignation, continuing employment, demand-triggered rights, and any scope limitation before it inserts state-law text.
Go to the formCommon questions about Colorado unpaid wages or final paycheck demand letters
What law governs final pay in Colorado?
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109, in the official Colorado Wage Act compilation, governs final wages, demands, and penalties. HB 25-1001 amended the demand-penalty procedure effective in 2025. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109, in the official Colorado Wage Act compilation; HB 25-1001.
When are wages due after termination or layoff in Colorado?
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(1)(a) makes earned, vested, determinable wages immediately due when the employer discharges the employee. If the accounting unit is not operational, payment is due within six hours after the start of its next regular workday. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(1)(a).
When are wages due after resignation in Colorado?
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(1)(b) requires payment on the next regular payday when the employee resigns. The due-date status uses the resignation date, notice facts, and any stated regular-payday rule. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(1)(b).
What waiting-time or other wage remedy may apply in Colorado?
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(3)(b)–(3.5), as amended by HB 25-1001, imposes an automatic penalty if all earned, vested, determinable wages remain unpaid 14 days after a written demand, civil action, or administrative claim is sent/served. This penalty is in addition to the unpaid wages. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(3)(b)–(3.5); HB 25-1001.
Must a Colorado employee send a written demand in a particular way?
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(3)(a), (3)(d) permits the employee, agent, or division to send a written demand and specifies permissible delivery routes; it does not require certified mail. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(3)(a), (3)(d); Colorado demand-for-payment form.
Create a Colorado unpaid wages demand letter
Legal basis
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109, in the official Colorado Wage Act compilation; HB 25-1001
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109, in the official Colorado Wage Act compilation, governs final wages, demands, and penalties. HB 25-1001 amended the demand-penalty procedure effective in 2025.
Official sources: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109, in the official Colorado Wage Act compilation; Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(1)(a); Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(1)(b); Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(3)(b)–(3.5); Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(3)(a), (3)(d) · Verified July 24, 2026