Fire victims now eligible for unemployment benefits
People who are unemployed because of a wildfire evacuation or because their workplaces are affected might be eligible for unemployment benefits, said the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. People can file unemployment claims online at www.colorado.gov/cdle. Evacuated people might be eligible if their unemployment resulted from physical damage or destruction of a workplace, or [...]
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is working to address improper unemployment benefit payments. A federal review of the state’s programs found massive overpayments, and the feds stepped in to help state officials correct the problem. So far, it’s working. Colorado reduced overpayments by $1.1 million, said Ellen Golombek, executive director of the state’s [...]
Continue reading …Colorado’s employment picture is looking a little rosier. Employers added 2,200 new jobs in April, offsetting cuts in government workers. The employment rate dropped four-tenths of a percent to 8.8 percent based on household survey results from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The number of total employment was greater than the increase in [...]
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