Articles 70 to 82 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Employment Security Act”. Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: p. 13, § 1. CSA: C. 167A, § 1. L. 41: p. 761, § 1. CRS 53: § 82-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 82-1-1.
As a guide to the interpretation and application of this article, the public policy of this state is declared to be as follows: Economic insecurity due to unemployment is a serious menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the people of this state. Involuntary unemployment is therefore a subject of general interest and concern […]
As used in articles 70 to 82 of this title 8, unless the context otherwise requires: “Agricultural labor” has the meaning set forth in section 8-70-109. (1.5) “Alternative base period” means the last four completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the benefit year. “Base period” means the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters […]
For all purposes of articles 70 to 82 of this title and in conformity with federal laws, national banks doing business in Colorado and state bank members of the federal reserve system shall be deemed and held to be instrumentalities of the United States, as referred to in articles 70 to 82 of this title. […]
The general assembly reserves the right to extend the time of operation, amend, or repeal all or any part of articles 70 to 74 and 76 to 81 of this title at any time; and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such extension, amendment, or repeal. All the rights, privileges, […]
Articles 70 to 74 and 76 to 81 of this title are enacted for the purpose of participating in the advantages available to the state of Colorado under the federal “Social Security Act”, as amended. In the event that Title IX of the federal “Social Security Act” or any amendments to the federal act are […]
If any provisions contained in articles 70 to 82 of this title are determined to be in nonconformity with federal statutes, as determined by the United States secretary of labor or an assistant secretary of labor, the division, with the concurrence of the attorney general of the state of Colorado, is authorized to administer said […]
“Agricultural labor” means any remunerated service performed: On a farm in the employ of any person, in connection with cultivating the soil, or in connection with raising or harvesting any agricultural or horticultural commodity, including the raising, shearing, feeding, caring for, training, and management of livestock, bees, poultry, and fur-bearing animals and wildlife; In the […]
Benefits are divided into classifications, as follows: Regular benefits: Benefits payable to an individual under this article or under any other state law, including benefits payable to federal civilian employees and to ex-servicemen pursuant to chapter 85 of title 5 of the United States Code, other than extended benefits; Extended benefits: Benefits payable to an […]
“Benefit year” means the period of fifty-two consecutive calendar weeks beginning with the first week of a claims series established by the filing of a valid initial claim; except that the benefit year shall be fifty-three weeks if filing a new valid claim would result in overlapping any quarter of the base year of a […]
Claims are divided into classifications, as follows: Initial claim, which establishes a benefit year and is valid as defined in section 8-70-111 (2)(a); or Additional claim, which reopens a claim series within an existing benefit year after a second or subsequent period of unemployment; or Reopened claim, which reopens a claim within an existing benefit […]
“Employer” means: Any employing unit that, after December 31, 1985, and prior to January 1, 1999, had in employment at least one individual performing services at any time; except that this paragraph (a) shall not apply to employing units for which service in employment, as defined in sections 8-70-118 to 8-70-121, is performed. Any employing […]
“Employing unit” means any individual or type of organization, including any partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, limited liability limited partnership, association, trust, estate, joint stock company, insurance company, or corporation, whether domestic or foreign, or the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, trustee or successor of a trustee, or legal representative of a deceased person, […]
“Employment”, subject to other provisions of this subsection (1), includes any service performed prior to January 1, 1972, which was employment as defined in this subsection (1) prior to such date and service performed after December 31, 1971, by an employee as defined in section 3306 (i) of the “Federal Unemployment Tax Act” and any […]
“Employment” means an individual’s service, wherever performed within the United States, the Virgin Islands, or Canada, if: The service is not covered under the unemployment compensation law of any other state, the Virgin Islands, or Canada; and The place from which the service is directed or controlled is in Colorado. Source: L. 90: Entire section […]
“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 the base of operations […]
“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 (c)(8) of that act, and which has had four or more individuals […]
“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 located in this state, if the service is excluded […]
“Employment” means services performed after December 31, 1977, by an individual in agricultural labor as defined in section 8-70-109 when: Such service is performed for a person who, during any calendar quarter in either the current or the preceding calendar year, paid remuneration in cash of twenty thousand dollars or more to individuals employed in […]
“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 calendar year or the preceding calendar year to individuals employed […]
