Title 8, Labor and Industry
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-116 Employment - location of services
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(1) Employment means an individual's service, wherever performed within the United States, the Virgin Islands, or Canada, if: (a) The service is not covered under the unemployment compensation law of any other state, the Virgin Islands, or Canada; and (b) The place from which the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-117 Employment - base of operations
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Employment means that the entire service of an individual is performed within this state or both within and without this state if the service is localized in this state; or that the service is not localized in any state but some of the service is performed in this state and that …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-118 Employment - nonprofit organizations
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Employment means services performed after December 31, 1971, by an individual in the employ of a religious, charitable, educational, or other organization which is excluded from the term employment, as defined in the Federal Unemployment Tax Act solely by reason of section 3306 (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-119 Employment - hospitals - institutions of higher education
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Employment means services performed after December 31, 1971, by an individual in the employ of this state or any of its instrumentalities (or in the employ of this state and one or more other states or their instrumentalities) for a hospital or institution of higher education loc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-120 Employment - agricultural labor
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(1) Employment means services performed after December 31, 1977, by an individual in agricultural labor as defined in section 8-70-109 when: (a) Such service is performed for a person who, during any calendar quarter in either the current or the preceding calendar year, paid remu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-121 Employment - domestic services
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Employment means domestic services performed after December 31, 1977, in a private home, local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority for a person who paid cash remuneration of one thousand dollars or more after December 31, 1977, in the current calend…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-122 Employment - American employer
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(1) Employment means services of an individual who is a citizen of the United States performed outside the United States (except in Canada) after December 31, 1971, in the employ of an American employer (other than service which is deemed employment under the provisions of sectio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-123 Employment - vessels - aircraft
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Notwithstanding section 8-70-117, employment means services performed after December 31, 1971, by an officer or member of the crew of an American vessel or an American aircraft on or in connection with such vessel or aircraft, if the office from which the operations of such vesse…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-124 Employment - credit - state unemployment fund
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of sections 8-70-115 to 8-70-125, employment means services with respect to which a tax is required to be paid under any federal law imposing a tax against which credit may be taken for premiums required to be paid into a state unemployment fu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-125 Employment - educational institutions
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With respect to weeks of unemployment which begin after December 31, 1977, employment means services performed in the employ of an educational institution, including an institution of higher education as defined in section 8-70-103 (15), and the payment or denial of benefits base…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-125.5 Employment - Indian tribes
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(1) Employment means service performed in the employ of an Indian tribe, as defined in section 3306 (u) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 U.S.C. sec. 3301 et seq. (FUTA), if such service is excluded from employment, as defined in FUTA solely by reason of section 3306 (c)(7)…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-125.7 Employment - property tax work-off program participants
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Employment includes services performed by participants in a property tax work-off program established pursuant to article 3.7 of title 39, C.R.S. Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1076), ch. 162, p. 567, � 4, effective August 11.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-126 Employment does not include - agricultural labor
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Employment does not include services performed by an individual in agricultural labor, as defined in section 8-70-109, except as provided in section 8-70-120. Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 595, � 3, effective April 3.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-127 Employment does not include - domestic service
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Except as provided in section 8-70-121, employment does not include domestic service in a private home, local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority. Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 595, � 3, effective April 3.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-128 Employment does not include - employer's trade or business
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(1) Employment does not include casual labor not in the course of the employer's trade or business performed in any calendar quarter by an employee, unless the cash remuneration paid for the service is fifty dollars or more and unless the service is performed by an individual who…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-129 Employment does not include - spouse - minor
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Employment does not include services performed by an individual in the employ of his spouse and service performed by a child under the age of twenty-one in the employ of his father or mother. Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 596, � 3, effective April 3. 8-70-130. Employmen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-130 Employment does not include - instrumentalities of United States
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“Employment” does not include services performed in the employ of the United States government, a national bank or state bank that is a member of the federal reserve system, or a federal savings and loan association or a state building and loan association that is a member of the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-131 Employment does not include - school - college - university
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(1) Employment does not include services performed in the employ of a school, college, or university, if such service is performed: (a) By a student who is enrolled and is regularly attending classes at such school, college, or university; or (b) By the spouse of such a student, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-132 Employment does not include - educational institution
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Employment does not include services performed by an individual who is enrolled at a nonprofit or public educational institution, which normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly organized body of students in attendance at the place where its…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-133 Employment does not include - hospital
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Employment does not include services performed in the employ of a hospital, as defined in section 8-70-103 (14), if such service is performed by a patient of the hospital. Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 597, � 3, effective April 3. 8-70-134. Employment does not include -…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-134 Employment does not include - unemployment compensation system
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”Employment” does not include services with respect to which unemployment compensation is payable under an unemployment compensation system established by an act of congress. The division is authorized to enter into agreements with the proper agencies under such act of congress, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-135 Employment does not include - paper routes
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Employment does not include services performed by an individual under the age of eighteen years in the delivery or distribution of newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution to any point for subsequent delivery or distribution, or services performed by an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-136 Employment does not include - brokers
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(1) Employment does not include services performed by an individual as a licensed real estate broker or as a direct seller engaged in the trade or business of selling, or soliciting the sale of, a consumer product in a home or in an establishment other than a permanent retail est…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-137 Employment does not include - organization exempt from income tax
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”Employment” does not include services performed in any calendar quarter in the employ of any organization exempt from income tax under section 501 (a) of the “Internal Revenue Code”, other than an organization described in section 401 (a), or under section 521 of said code, if t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-138 Employment does not include - in-home services. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 598, � 3, effective April 3; entire section repealed, p. 1845, � 33, effective May 31.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-139 Employment does not include - insurance agents
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Employment does not include services performed by an individual for a person as an insurance agent or an insurance solicitor, if all such services performed by such individual for such person are performed for remuneration solely by way of commission. Source: L. 90: Entire sectio…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-140 Employment does not include - nonprofit organizations - governmental entities - Indian tribes
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(1) For the purposes of sections 8-70-118, 8-70-119, and 8-70-125.5, “employment” does not include services performed: (a) In the employ of a church or a convention or association of churches or in the employ of an organization that is operated primarily for religious purposes an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-140.1 Employment does not include - foreign government service
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Employment does not include service performed in the employ of a foreign government, including service as a consular or other officer or employee or a nondiplomatic representative. Source: L. 94: Entire section added, p. 637, � 2, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-140.2 Employment does not include - nonresident alien service
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Employment does not include services performed by a nonresident alien individual for the period such individual is temporarily present in the United States as a nonimmigrant under subparagraph (F), (J), (M), or (Q) of section 101 of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-140.5 Employment does not include - drivers of taxis or limousines
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(1) Employment does not include services performed by an individual who is working as a driver under a lease or contract with a taxi or limousine motor common carrier that holds a certificate pursuant to article 10.1 of title 40, C.R.S. Any such lease or contract may contain the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-140.6 Employment does not include - nonprofit youth sports organization coach - definitions
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(1) “Employment” does not include services performed by an individual as a coach for a nonprofit youth sports organization if: (a) There is a written agreement between the nonprofit youth sports organization and the coach that includes the following: (I) A statement that the coac…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-140.7 Employment does not include - land professionals
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(1) Employment does not include services performed for a private for-profit person or entity by a land professional, if: (a) Substantially all remuneration paid in cash or otherwise for the performance of the services is directly related to the completion by the land professional…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-140.8 Employment does not include - owners
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Employment does not include services performed by members of a limited liability company, sole proprietors, or partners in a partnership. Source: L. 98: Entire section added, p. 69, � 5, effective March 23.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-141 Wages - definition
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(1) Wages means: (a) All remuneration for personal services, including the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash, other than remuneration paid in other than cash to an agricultural worker or a domestic worker. When an employing unit during a calendar y…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-142 Wages - remuneration not included as wages
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(1) Wages does not include: (a) The amount of any payment (including any amount paid by an employer for insurance or annuities, or into a fund, to provide for any such payment) made to, or on behalf of, an employee or any of his dependents by an employer under a plan or system es…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-70-143 Applicability of legislation
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Legislation which amends, repeals, or adds to the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title shall become applicable to unemployment compensation claims on the first day (Sunday) of the first calendar week subsequent to the effective date of such legislation unless a different…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-71-101 Division of unemployment insurance created - director
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There is hereby created a division of unemployment insurance within the department of labor and employment, the head of which is the director of the division. Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: p. 34, � 10. CSA: C. 167A, � 10. L. 39: p. 573, � 7. L. 41: p. 784, � 10. CRS 53: � 82-2-1.…
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. § 8-71-104 Head of division. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: p. 34, � 10. L. 37: p. 1264, � 8. CSA: C. 167A, � 10. L. 39: p. 573, � 7. L. 41: p. 784, � 10. CRS 53: � 82-2-4. C.R.S. 1963: � 82-2-4. L. 76: Entire section amended, p. 336, � 4, effective October 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 488, � 83, effe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-71-105 Unemployment compensation commission. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: p. 34, � 10. L. 37: p. 1264, � 8. CSA: C. 167A, � 10. L. 39: p. 573, � 7. L. 41: p. 784, � 10. CRS 53: � 82-2-5. C.R.S. 1963: � 82-2-5. L. 86: Entire section repealed, p. 502, � 125, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-71-106 State employment service. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: p. 41, � 12. L. 37: p. 1268, � 10. CSA: C. 167A, � 12. L. 39: p. 576, � 9. L. 41: p. 791, � 12. L. 51: p. 818, � 11. CRS 53: � 82-2-6. C.R.S. 1963: � 82-2-6. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1283, � 1, effective June 8. L. 2012: Entire section repea…
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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-72-102 Rules
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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. (2…
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. § 8-72-105 Advisory council - sunset review. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: p. 35, � 11. CSA: C. 167A, � 11. L. 41: p. 785, � 11. L. 43: p. 607, � 8. CRS 53: � 82-3-5. C.R.S. 1963: � 82-3-5. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 473, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 409, � 7, effective March 26. Editor's …
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…