i work at a franchised restaurant in aurora. i have worked there for almost three years. i like my coworkers thus the reason i haven't quit.

i wanted to know if it is legal for them to fix my clocking in and out time and take out time for breaks no received. for example i work 4 to 10 if i work later than 10 they take out the time. on top of it the schedule is set up so that is inevitable that you will be at work past your scheduled time. yet that time is never payed out to me. breaks are also an issue, the shift is never staffed to let anyone have a complete or uninterrupted break. most of the employees don't take breaks due to that or they just decided not to. its a bigger issue because break time is taken out everyones checks even though no break was given or taken. is there a law in colorado that says this is wrong, i have yet to find one. help please, it is more than appreciated.

I'm assuming you're a non-exempt employee - correct?

If so, a non-exempt employee has to be paid for all hrs. (time) worked.

re meals/breaks in Colorado: Employers are required to give a meal period of 30 min. if an employee works in excess of 5 hours. If the nature of the job doesn't allow for an uninterrupted meal period, the employee must be permitted to consume an "on duty" meal while performing duties. Such a meal period must be paid time. Also, every employer is required to provide a rest period in the middle of each four-hour work period -- moreover, a compensated 10 min. period for every 4 hrs. worked is permitted for all employees. Applies to public & private employers with various exceptions incl. elected officials & their staffs.
Note: Covers only the following four industries: retail and service, commercial support service, food and beverage, and health and medical. Administrative, executive/supervisor, professional, and outside sales employees are exempt.

You can put in a complaint/claim with your state's DOL

And please, in the future, use complete sentences and punctuation to make your post more clear. I had a hard time figuring out what the situation was; you're fortunate Betty3 took this on. This isn't text messaging we're doing here. ;)