ADOPTED CHANGES TO THE REGULATIONS CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
09/09/2020

PART II CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS
2.8 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
2.8.4 Actively Seeking Work. 
Repeal .11 in this section

2.8.6  The Waiting Week.  Any unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the division finds that the individual has been either totally or partially unemployed for a waiting period of one week.

PART VII EMPLOYER RECORDS AND REPORTS
7.3 POSTING NOTICES TO WORKERS

7.3.2 Posting Notices. Every employer shall post and maintain notices that inform employees that the employer is subject to the act and has been so registered by the division.

.1  	Posted Notice To Workers Of Availability Of Unemployment Insurance.  Every employer shall post and maintain notices that inform workers of the availability of unemployment insurance.  
.2	Notice Provided To Employee Upon Separation. The employer must also provide such notice to every worker upon separation from employment. This notice must include:
 .1 	A statement that unemployment insurance benefits are available to unemployed workers who meet the eligibility requirements of colorado law;
.2	Contact information to file a claim;
.3 	Information the worker will need to file a claim;
.4	Contact information to inquire about the status of their claim after it is filed.

7.4 PATTERN OF FAILING TO RESPOND

7.4.2 Definitions
.3 Fault.  As used in §8-79-102(5)(a)(i), C.R.S., an employer shall not be considered at fault for failing to respond timely or adequately to a request of the division for information if that failure occurred for any reason outside the employer’s control such as administrative error by the division or a natural or other such similar disaster.

PART XIX  OPERATIONS DURING OTHER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS	
19.1	ECONOMIC CRISIS OR DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY
19.1.2 	Statutory References. 8-70-102, 8-72-109 (1)(A), 8-72-109(2), AND 8-74-101, C.R.S.
19.1.3 	Definitions.
.1	Executive Orders. The president or the governor or both may use executive orders to trigger emergency powers during natural disasters, energy crises, and other emergency situations requiring immediate attention.
.2 	Emergency Declarations. The president or the governor or both may declare an emergency in anticipation of or in the event of a natural or man-made disaster; an epidemic, pandemic, or other health emergency; or other emergency situation.
19.1.4	Actions. Notwithstanding other sections of colorado law that may require otherwise, this part XIX shall be implemented at the discretion of the division director in accordance with federal law allowances or at the direction of the governor pursuant to an executive order or in the event of a declared state of emergency as described in section 19.1.3, with the direction being consistent with federal law, the division may:

.1	Waive the waiting week as described in regulation 2.8.6.
.2 	Expand the definition of when an individual is able to work as described by regulation 2.8.2 to comply with orders of an emergency declaration as described in this section 19.1.3.
.3	Expand the definition of when an individual is available to work as described by regulation 2.8.3 to comply with orders of an emergency declaration as described in this section 19.1.3.
.4	Waive the work-search requirement as described in 2.8.4. 
.5	Require that a claimant register for work with the online job database as described by regulation 2.1.2 and 13.1.4 when the work-search requirement is waived.
.6 	Extend the period of job attachment as described by regulation 2.4 to a period no longer than the closure required by the crisis or emergency order or declaration.
.7	Waive any charges to an employer’s account and experience rate; instead, charge the unemployment insurance compensation fund or another fund established for the purpose of paying benefits for the period of the crisis or emergency.
.8	Extend reporting deadlines for employer’s quarterly reports and premium payments when businesses are unable to meet those because:       	
.1	A declared emergency, as described in this section 19.1.3, caused the employer to close their place of business or severely curtail operations. 
.2	The employer or an immediate family member received a request from a medical professional, local official, or state department to be isolated or quarantined or relocated because of a declared emergency as described in this section 19.1.3.
.9	Require a claimant or an employer to submit reports or other correspondence in a preferred manner as dictated by the nature of the crisis or emergency.