Colorado
Claimants Qualify For Another 13-Week Extension of Emergency
Unemployment Compensation
Effective week ending April
18, 2009, learn
more...
Business Preparedness for
the SWINE Flu,
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New Unemployment Services Offered Online
The
Unemployment Insurance Program has made additional services
available online. You may file for Emergency Unemployment
Compensation, file a request to delete your claim, or
request a new personal identification number. Click on
Unemployment Online Services for additional information.
Federal Additional Compensation Announcement
As part of the economic stimulus bill, all claimants eligible
for and currently receiving regular unemployment insurance (UI)
and Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefit payments
will receive an additional $25 a week. Before payments are
issued, read more…
Unemployment Insurance Office Hours
Several media reports have stated that the Unemployment
Insurance (UI) office is open on Saturday and Sunday. Although
staff is working weekends, the office is not open to the public
on the weekends for walk-in traffic or telephone calls. The UI
Program is very concerned about the current economy and is doing
everything possible to help its customers. However, UI office
hours continue to be from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
New Look to Unemployment Insurance Web pages
The
Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program is changing its Web pages.
To file a new claim, register a new business, request payment of
benefits, change your payment method, change an address, or file
a tax or wage report, click on “Unemployment Online Services.”
To find information, forms, and publications about UI benefits
or tax, click on “Unemployment Information.”
Economic Stimulus Bill Passes
The economic stimulus bill
signed into law by President Obama is effective as of
02/22/2009. All claimants eligible for and currently receiving
unemployment insurance (UI) benefits will receive:
- An additional $25 a week. The
$25 is added to regular and Emergency Unemployment
Compensation (EUC) benefit payments beginning the week
ending 02/28/2009. The $25 is not payable for weeks prior to the week ending 02/28/2009 and will stop when benefits are
exhausted.
- A tax break on the first $2400 of UI benefit payments
received in 2009. The first
$2400 in benefit payments is not considered
income. Claimants are responsible to report and adjust this
change to their tax liability at the end of the 2009 income
tax year.
- An extension on deadlines
to file and collect EUC benefits. The stimulus bill extends
the date by when claimants can file an EUC claim
(12/31/2009) and collect the balance on that claim
(05/31/2010).
Cubline Online and Internet
Initial Claims
Due to the volume of traffic
to CUBLine Online and Internet Initial Claims, claimants may
experience intermittent slowness when filing an unemployment
claim online. Callers to the UI Benefits Line (303) 318-9000
with a specific question about their claim may experience
extended wait times up to an hour. For answers to commonly
asked questions and information on Extended Unemployment
Compensation please check the
Unemployment Insurance Claim Self Service Resource Guide.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your
patience.
Visit
http://www.e-colorado.org/ to view the
Basic Facts About Unemployment Insurance video
New Colorado Minimum Wage:
$7.28 per hour Effective
January 1, 2009, learn
more…
Colorado Non-immigrant
Agricultural Seasonal Worker Pilot Program
Click here to learn more about the program.
Search for Jobseeker hiring events and
workshops:
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Pay Equity Report online.
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Changes to Unemployment Insurance Debit/Credit Procedures
Form UITR-1, Unemployment Insurance Tax Report, now provides the
employer with potential debit/credit amounts. Learn
more…
Doing
Business With The State
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State of Colorado?
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Information Technology Security &
Usage Policies and Procedures
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Colorado is a great place to live and
work. At the Department of Labor and Employment, we want to ensure
that this continues -- and that means never taking Colorado workers or
the businesses that employ them, for granted.
We are committed to
both employers and workers by providing an up to date accurate picture
of the economy that helps in decision making; by assisting workers who
have been injured on the job or lost a job through no fault of their
own; by ensuring fair labor practices. And by protecting the work
place-and Colorado communities-with a variety of safety programs.
Businesses and workers
across the state are providing the intellectual capital, the energy,
adaptability and talent that will build Colorado as this century
progresses. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment will be
there to help at every step on the journey ahead.
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment's Mission Statement |
