On December 5, 2011, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the improper classification of employees as independent contractors.

In the memorandum of understanding, among other things, the agencies agreed to:

• Conduct joint investigations periodically in the State of Colorado;

• Coordinate their respective enforcement activities and assist each other with enforcement;

• Make referrals of potential violations of each other’s statutes;

• Exchange information, including statistical data on the incidence of violations in specific industries and geographic areas;

• Establish a methodology for exchanging investigative leads, complaints, and referrals of possible violations;

• Coordinate and conduct joint outreach presentations; and

• Prepare and distribute publications of common concern.