Assists
with communication and understanding between the
Department and its various “publics,” including the Legislature, the
Governor, the press and Colorado citizens.
Government, Policy and
Public Relations
633 17th Street, Suite 1200
Denver, CO 80202-3660
Provides recruitmentand ensures correct hiring procedures in accordance with
state and department rules and procedures. Its' staff manages
and provides technical assistance in staffing and human resource
management issues, as well as other personnel administrative
services.
Human Resources/Personnel
633 17th Street, Suite 1200
Denver, CO 80202-3660
Reviews both unemployment compensation decisions
issued by Hearing Officers, and workers’ compensation decisions issued
by Administrative Law Judges (ALJs).
Produces official job market
statistics for Colorado. The LMI Section does not place people in jobs,
but rather provides easy to use information about jobs. For example,
reports and web sites on new jobs, unemployed persons, job vacancies,
and wages all come from LMI.
Labor Market
Information (LMI) 633 17th Street, Suite 600
Denver, CO 80202-3660
Administers laws and regulations
governing wages, minimum wage, youth employment, certain union
issues and grievances, and employment-related immigration laws.
Division of Labor
633 17th Street, Suite 200
Denver, CO 80202-3611
Protects the users of
petroleum products, users of explosives, boiler owners and public school
students in the areas of safety, product quality, accurate measurement
and safe building design. Also protects all citizens from damages to
public health and the environment caused by leaking petroleum storage
tanks.
Oil and Public Safety (OPS)
633 17th Street, Suite 500
Provides direct program
services to Colorado’s more than 2,300 state and local (public)
employers regarding their obligations associated with Federal Insurance
Contributions Act (FICA) taxes, Social Security and Medicare coverage
and benefits, and public pension system requirements.
Colorado Public Employees' Social Security
Program (PESS)
633 17th Street, Suite
Provides temporary and partial wage replacement to workers who
have become unemployed through no fault of their own. The program is
funded by employer paid taxes and provides benefits to those who
meet the eligibility requirements of the Colorado Employment
Security Act.
The payment of Unemployment Insurance
Benefits is supported by the collection of taxes from employers. Employer
accounts and liability are established once the employer has registered with the
Unemployment Insurance Operations Tax Office.
Detects employer and claimant
fraud, establishes and collect overpayments, conduct employer audits,
collect delinquent tax reports and taxes due, and conduct quality
reviews of benefit payments for the citizens and employers of Colorado
to ensure compliance with unemployment laws and regulations.
Enables injured workers,
employers, insurance carriers and self-insured employers to comply with
the statutory requirements of the Workers' Compensation Act. Encourages safety on the job and containment of costs, and when injuries
occur, understandable, fair, useful and efficient processes of
resolution at a reasonable cost.
Workers' Compensation 633 17th Street, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80202
