Tag: Unemployment Benefits
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Ex-DPS officer not eligible for unemployment benefits after texting N-word to boss, appeals court says
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A former Denver Public Schools safety officer who was fired for sending an administrator the N-word in a text message is not eligible for unemployment benefits under state law, Colorado’s second-highest court agreed on Thursday. Shelly Wright maintained she had not purposefully sent the slur, but rather used voice-to-text under “bright sunshine” and had not…
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Gusto sent false tax filing information to Colorado businesses
Gusto, a payroll firm, sent Colorado businesses incorrect information regarding tax filings on Oct. 18, according to the Colorado Department of the Treasury, The email to Gusto’s Colorado clients was regarding the filing of the Q3 unemployment premiums and it instructed the businesses to contact the Colorado Department of the Treasury, state officials said. However, unemployment insurance…
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Lawmakers roll out payback for unemployment insurance trust fund
Federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars will play a major role in paying back a $1 billion federal loan the state had to take out to cover unemployment insurance checks during the pandemic. Senate Bill 234, if signed into law, will take $600 million in pandemic relief funds to allow the state to pay back…
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Colorado outpacing the U.S. in pandemic job recovery, ends historic run
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New weekly unemployment claims in Colorado fell below pre-pandemic levels for the first time in more than 68 weeks. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment report for the week ending July 24 shows there were 3,317 regular initial unemployment claims filed, plus 1,119 more…
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Colorado’s unemployment rate unchanged, higher than U.S. rate
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate for June stayed the same from May at 6.2%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. That’s higher than the national rate of 5.9%. But it still remains the lowest level since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down…
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76% of Colorado businesses offer vaccination incentives, survey shows
Most Colorado employers implemented policies to encourage employees to get vaccinated, 76% in fact, according to a recent survey by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. The survey included 40 businesses “of all sizes” from 17 different industries across Colorado, according to the chamber. “With the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine and loosening restrictions across the…
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Three-month slide in new Colorado unemployment claims continues
A three-month slide in new Colorado unemployment claims continued as 6% fewer claims were filed for the week ending May 15, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. There were 4,132 new regular claims filed last week, 263 less than for the week ending May 8, the agency reported Thursday. That’s the 12th…
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Colorado giving $1,600 to those returning to full-time work
In an effort to move more people off unemployment benefits, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Wednesday signed an executive order to give them up to $1,600 if they return to full-time work. Dubbed the Colorado Jumpstart incentive program, it allows those who have received at least $25 in unemployment insurance benefits from March 28 to Sunday…
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State’s new jobless claims level off, but still down
While the number of new state jobless claims seems to have leveled off based on last week’s filings, it’s still trending down, according to a report Thursday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Unemployed Coloradans filed 4,395 new regular claims for the week ending May 8, only 77 fewer than filed the prior…
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Fewer Coloradans filing new unemployment claims
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Continuing a downward trend, fewer Colorado residents filed new unemployment claims for the week ending May 1, according to Colorado Department of Labor and Employment data released Thursday. There were 4,472 new regular claims filed last week, a 13% drop from the previous week’s total…