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Title 8, Labor and Industry

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-71-102 Powers, duties, and functions - acceptance of money
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(1) The functions of the division comprise all administrative functions of the state in relation to the administration of articles 70 to 82 of this title 8. The division and the office of director of the division are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-71-103 Organization of division - authority to issue bonds
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(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2012.) (2) (a) The division constitutes an enterprise for purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution, as long as the division retains authority to issue revenue bonds and the division receives less than ten percent of its total ann…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-101 Duties and powers of division
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(1) It is the duty of the division to administer articles 70 to 82 of this title; and it has the power to employ such persons, make such expenditures, require such reports, make such investigations, set such reasonably necessary standards, create and require the use of such forms…
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(1) The director of the division has the power to adopt, amend, or rescind, in accordance with section 24-4-103, C.R.S., reasonable and necessary rules relating to the administration of the "Colorado Employment Security Act" and governing hearings and proceedings under such act. …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-103 Publications

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The director of the division shall determine what information should be made public in order to carry out the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title. Materials of the division circulated in quantity outside the executive branch shall be issued in accordance with the provis…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-104 Personnel

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Subject to other provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title and the state personnel system regulations, the division is authorized to appoint, fix the compensation, and prescribe the duties and powers of such officers, accountants, attorneys, experts, and other persons as may …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-106 Employment stabilization

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The division, with the advice and aid of such advisory councils as it may appoint and through its appropriate sections, shall take all appropriate steps to reduce and prevent unemployment; to encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational training, retrai…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-107 Records and reports - fee - violation - penalty

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(1) Each employing unit shall keep true and accurate work records, containing such information as the division may prescribe. Such records shall be retained for a period of not less than five years and shall be open to inspection and be subject to being copied by the division or …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-108 Oaths - witnesses - subpoenas

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(1) In the discharge of the duties imposed by articles 70 to 82 of this title, the division or its duly authorized representative shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify to official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of wit…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-109 State-federal cooperation

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(1) (a) In the administration of articles 70 to 82 of this title, the division shall cooperate with the United States department of labor to the fullest extent consistent with the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title, and shall take such action through the adoption of ap…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-110 Reciprocal interstate agreements - rules

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(1) The division is authorized to enter into reciprocal arrangements with appropriate and duly authorized agencies of other states, or of the federal government, or both, whereby potential rights to benefits under articles 70 to 82 of this title may constitute the basis for payme…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-111 Release of location information concerning individuals with outstanding felony arrest warrants

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(1) Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary and to the extent allowable under federal law, at the request of the Colorado bureau of investigation, the division shall provide the bureau with information concerning the location of any person whose name appears in…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-112 Division - reporting - veterans programs

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The division, by September 30, 2002, and on or before September 30 each year thereafter, shall provide sufficient information to enable the Colorado board of veterans affairs to complete the report required by section 28-5-703 (3), C.R.S. Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-114 Employee misclassification - investigations - enforcement - advisory opinions - rules - employee misclassification advisory opinion fund - statewide study - report - definitions - legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Misclassification of employees as independent contractors in violation of the "Colorado Employment Security Act" and, in particular, the provisions of article 70 of this title defining the employment relationship, may p…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-101 Payment of benefits

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(1) All benefits provided in this article shall be payable from the fund. All benefits shall be paid through employment offices or such other agencies as the director of the division, by general rule, may designate. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-102 Weekly benefit amount for total unemployment - definitions

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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 8-73-104 or subsection (2) of this section, each eligible individual who is totally unemployed in any week shall be paid, with respect to such week, benefits at the rate of sixty percent of one-twenty-sixth of the wages paid for ins…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-103 Benefits for partial unemployment

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(1) Each eligible individual who is partially unemployed shall be paid a partial benefit. Partial benefits shall be in an amount equal to the eligible individual's weekly benefit amount for total unemployment, minus that part of wages payable to the individual with respect to the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-104 Duration of benefits

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(1) The division shall compute wage credits for each individual by crediting him with the wages for insured work paid during each quarter of such individual's base period or twenty-six times the current maximum benefit amount, whichever is the lesser. Any otherwise eligible indiv…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-105 Part-time workers

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(1) As used in this section, "part-time worker" means an individual whose normal work is in an occupation in which his services are not required for the customary scheduled full-time hours prevailing in the establishment in which he is employed or who, owing to personal circumsta…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-105.3 Temporary employees

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(1) As used in this section, "temporary employee" means an individual who is employed by an employer on an irregular schedule and who has agreed to work for the employer on an as-needed or on-call basis. (2) At the time of hire as a temporary employee, an employer must give the e…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-105.5 Employment by temporary help contracting firm

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(1) (a) For the purposes of this section, "temporary help contracting firm" means any person who is in the business of employing individuals and, for compensation from a third party, providing those individuals to perform work for the third party, under the supervision of the thi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-106 Seasonal industry

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(1) (a) Repealed. (b) During the nonseasonal period or periods, the seasonal employer may employ not more than twenty-five percent of the total number of workers in each functionally distinct occupation that were employed in the previous seasonal period or periods without losing …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-107 Eligibility conditions - penalty

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(1) Any unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the division finds that: (a) (I) He or she has registered for work at and thereafter has continued to report at an employment office in accordance with such regulations as the dir…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-108 Benefit awards - definitions

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(1) (a) In the granting of benefit awards, it is the intent of the general assembly that the division at all times be guided by the principle that unemployment insurance is for the benefit of persons unemployed through no fault of their own; and that each eligible individual who …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-109 Strikes or other labor disputes - definitions

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(1) (a) For purposes of this section: (I) "Coordinated bargaining" means two or more employers bargaining with a union where there is communication and accommodation among the employers but where each is free to make independent decisions on some or all of the issues being negoti…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-110 Other remuneration - severance pay - definitions

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(1) (a) The benefits for an individual who is separated from employment and receives a severance allowance must be postponed for a number of calendar weeks after separation from employment that is equal to the total amount of the severance allowance, divided by the individual's u…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-111 Compensation from other state

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An individual shall not receive an award for any week with respect to which or a part of which he has received or is seeking unemployment benefits under an unemployment compensation law of another state, the federal government, or a foreign country. If the appropriate agency of s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-112 Benefits payable after receiving workers' compensation benefits

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Any provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, a person who is separated from employment due to an accident or injury resulting in a temporary total disability for which he has been compensated under section 8-42-105, if otherwise eligible, shall be entitled to receive…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-113 Benefits payable during approved training - definition

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title, the division shall not deny benefits for any week to an otherwise eligible individual because: (a) The individual is in training approved under section 236 (a)(1) of the federal "Trade Act of 1974", Pub.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-73-116 Benefit recovery fund - recovery benefits - eligible individuals - third-party administrator - definitions - rules - access to personal information or tax data to administer fund - confidentiality requirements

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(1) As used in this section: (a) "Department" means the department of labor and employment. (b) "Eligible individual" means an individual who, regardless of immigration status: (I) Has separated from employment through no fault of the individual due to one or more of the factors …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-74-100.3 Definitions

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As used in this article 74, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Deputy" means a person who adjudicates claims for the division when Colorado is the paying state. Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2035, § 32, effective August 6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-74-101 Claims for benefits - employer-provided information required

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(1) Claims for benefits shall be made, processed, and reviewed pursuant to articles 70 to 82 of this title and such regulations as the director of the division may prescribe. (2) Every employer shall post and maintain notices to inform his employees that he is subject to the "Col…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-74-102 Deputy's decision - rules

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(1) Upon receipt of a claim, the division shall notify any other interested parties of the claim by mail or electronic means in accordance with such rules as the director of the division may promulgate. The interested parties must be afforded seven calendar days after the date of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-74-103 Hearing officer review - rules

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(1) Any interested party who is dissatisfied with a deputy's decision may appeal that decision and obtain a hearing covering any issue relevant to the disputed claim. The issue of a claimant's availability will be relevant to the extent set forth in section 8-73-107 (1)(c)(I)(A).…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-74-104 Industrial claim appeals office review

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(1) Any interested party who is dissatisfied by a hearing officer's decision may appeal that decision and obtain administrative review by the industrial claim appeals office. Any such appeal must be received by the industrial claim appeals office within twenty calendar days after…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-74-105 Reconsiderations

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The deputy, hearing officer, or industrial claim appeals panel may, on his or its own motion, reconsider a decision within a twelve-month period subsequent to the date of decision when it appears that an apparent procedural or substantive error has occurred in connection therewit…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-74-106 Appeals - time limits - procedures

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(1) The following procedures and limitations shall apply to all appeals taken pursuant to this article: (a) Any party may petition for review of a deputy's decision by filing a petition therefor with the division within twenty calendar days after the date of notification of such …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-74-107 Court review

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(1) No action, proceeding, or suit to set aside an industrial claim appeals panel's decision or to enjoin the enforcement thereof shall be brought unless the petitioning party has first complied with the review provisions of sections 8-74-104 and 8-74-106. (2) Actions, proceeding…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-74-108 Conclusiveness of determinations and decisions

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Any right, fact, or matter in issue directly passed upon or necessarily involved in a decision of a deputy, a hearing officer, the industrial claim appeals office, or the court of appeals which has become a final decision under this article, after appeal procedures, if initiated,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-74-109 Payment of benefits

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, if a decision grants benefits to a claimant, such benefits shall be promptly paid in accordance with and upon issuance of the decision. If further benefits are granted by a subsequent decision, all accrued and unpaid benef…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-7.5-101 Short title

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The short title of this article 7.5 is the "Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board Act". Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (SB 23-261), ch. 362, p. 2170, § 1, effective August 7.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-7.5-102 Definitions

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As used in this article 7.5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board" means the direct care workforce stabilization board created in section 8-7.5-103. (2) "Department" means the department of labor and employment created in section 24-1-121. (3) "Direct care consumer" …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-7.5-103 Direct care workforce stabilization board - creation - membership

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(1) Board creation. The direct care workforce stabilization board is created in the department as a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department and the executive director of the department. (2)…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-7.5-104 Duties of the board - recommendations for minimum direct care employment standards - analysis of market conditions - public outreach - report

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(1) (a) (I) By September 1, 2024, and every two years thereafter, the board shall develop recommendations for minimum direct care employment standards that are reasonably necessary or appropriate to protect and ensure the health and welfare of direct care workers without impeding…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-7.5-105 Notice to direct care workers - duty of direct care employers - posting on state websites - board review and recommendations - rules

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(1) (a) Starting January 1, 2025, each direct care employer shall annually provide a notice to direct care workers employed by the direct care employer informing the direct care workers of the following: (I) The rights of direct care workers and the obligations of direct care emp…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-7.5-106 Retaliation

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(1) A direct care employer shall not retaliate against a direct care worker, including taking retaliatory personnel action, for: (a) Exercising any right afforded to the direct care worker under this article 7.5; or (b) Participating in any process or proceeding under this articl…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-7.5-107 Repeal of article - subject to review

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This article 7.5 is repealed, effective September 1, 2029. Before the repeal, the board is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104. Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (SB 23-261), ch. 362, p. 2179, § 1, effective August 7.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-7.5-108 Direct care employers - direct care worker rights training - direct care worker communication platform - direct care worker website

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(1) By January 1, 2026, the department shall collaborate with the board and any other entities deemed relevant by the department to establish a comprehensive "know your rights" training for direct care workers that includes information concerning: (a) The direct care worker base …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-7.5-109 Compliance assistance - violations - enforcement

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(1) The director of the division of labor standards and statistics shall provide compliance assistance to direct care employers as warranted and shall investigate leads concerning possible violations of the training and notice requirements set forth in this article 7.5 and other …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-75-101 Definitions

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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Eligibility period" of an individual means the period consisting of the weeks in his benefit year which begin in an extended benefit period and, if his benefit year ends within such extended benefit period, any w…