Unemployment Insurance Online Reference Library

The library contains information on various topics in unemployment law, including relevant statutes and regulations, as well as case law from the Colorado courts.  This is not an exhaustive list of every statute and court decision that involves unemployment insurance, nor is there information on every issue that can arise in this area.   Rather, this website is designed to provide a general overview of the law concerning the most commonly occurring unemployment issues.
 

For each topic listed in the Subject Index, the relevant sections of the Colorado Employment Security Act (from the Colorado Revised Statutes) and the Regulations Concerning Employment Security (from the Code of Colorado Regulations) are listed below.  The complete Colorado Employment Security Act and Regulations Concerning Employment Security can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate link provided.

To access the library page for a particular topic, click on the topic heading in the Subject Index.  Each library page contains the text of the relevant statutes and regulations, as well as summaries of any significant cases decided by the Colorado courts on that issue, and links to the full text of those decisions.
Some library pages contain multiple subsections addressing specific sub-issues.  These subsections are listed at the top of the main topic page, and can be accessed by scrolling down the page or clicking on the subsection heading at the top.
Please Note:   If a topic listed in this library includes references to statutes outside the Colorado Employment Security Act, those statutes are available online through the following website:  

Complete Colorado Revised StatutesSelect Colorado Revised Statutes, and Title 8 - Labor and Industry.

You may also look up individual court cases directly in our Table of Cases, which is an alphabetical list of every case in this library.
This website was created for general information purposes only, and is not an official publication.  Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, we do not guarantee that there are no errors or omissions.

Subject Index
Relevant Statutes and Regulations


CRS - Colorado Revised Statutes (.pdf format) or visit www.colorado.gov/cdle/UISTATUTES

CCR - 7 Code of Colorado Regulations 1101-2  (.pdf format) or visit www.colorado.gov/cdle/UIRULES

General Provisions

Eligibility requirements  
CRS - § 8-73-107; § 8-73-108(5)(a), (5)(b), (5)(c); § 8-73-113
CCR - Regulation 2.8
Employer loss of right to protest    
CRS - §§ 8-73-107(1)(h); § 8-74-102(1)
CCR - Regulations 7.2.6, 7.2.8
Good Cause issues  
CRS - § 8-74-103(1); § 8-74-104(1); § 8-74-106(1)(b)
CCR - Regulations 11.1.8, 11.2.13, 12.1
Overpayments

CRS - §§ 8-81-101(4)(a)(I), (4)(a)(II), (4)(c)
CCR - Regulation 15.2
Reasonable assurance for education employees  
CRS - § 8-73-107(3)
Refusal of suitable work  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(n), (5)(a), (5)(b)
Seasonal Work  
CRS - §§ 8-73-104(1); 8-73-106; 8-76-113
CCR - Regulation 10.1
Temporary workers  
CRS - §§ 8-73-105.3; 8-73-105.5
Volitional act / Fault  
CRS - § 8-73-108(1)(a), (4)

Causes of Separation

Behavior (Theft - Assault - Willful neglect or damage - Rude or insolent behavior ) 
CRS - § 8-73-108(5)(e)(XI), (5)(e)(XII), (5)(e)(XIII), (5)(e)(XIV)
Construction workers  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(f)
Discharged without being given a reason  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(i)
Domestic abuse  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(r)
Drug and alcohol use  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(b)(IV), (4)(b)(IV.5), (4)(b)(V), (5)(e)(VIII), (5)(e)(IX), (5)(e)(IX.5), (5)(e)(XXIV)
Employer's violation of employment contract  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(h)
Failing to Follow Employer's Rules or Instructions  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(k), (4)(l), (5)(e)(VI), (5)(e)(VII), (5)(e)(XVIII), (5)(e)(XIX),
Harassment by the employer  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(o)
Health  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(b)
Incarceration  
CRS - § 8-73-108(5)(e)(X)
Job performance issues  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(j), (5)(e)(XV), (5)(e)(XVI), (5)(e)(XX)
Lack of transportation  
CRS - § 8-73-108(5)(e)(XXI)
Lack of work  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(a)
Loss of license or other condition necessary for the job  
CRS - § 8-73-108(5)(e)(VI), (5)(e)(X)
Quit to marry  
CRS - § 8-73-108(5)(e)(III)
Quit to move  
CRS - § 8-73-108(5)(e)(IV)
Quit for personal reasons  
CRS - § 8-73-108(5)(e)(XXII)
Quit to seek or accept other work  
CRS - § 8-73-108(5)(e)(V)
Retirement  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(m), (5)(e)(XXIII)
Supervision  
CRS - § 8-73-108(5)(e)(II)
Tardiness or absenteeism  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(b)(I), (4)(b)(II), (5)(e)(XVII), (5)(e)(XX),
Working conditions  
CRS - § 8-73-108(4)(c), (4)(d), (4)(e), (5)(e)(I)


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