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	Donald J. Mares, Executive Director, biography
	Check out our future website! November 18, 2009 Further Expansion of Unemployment Benefits  President Obama has signed into law the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009. This act extends Colorado unemployment benefits for up to an additional 14 weeks. The Colorado Unemployment Insurance Program is working to implement this new legislation and provide benefit payments to eligible claimants as quickly as possible. In the meantime, continue filing every two weeks on CUBLine or CUBLine Online. Please visit this Web site for further details as they become available. August 2009 State Extended Benefits The state extended benefits online application is now available. Read more… February 2009 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is an economic Recovery package signed into law by the President. The Recovery Act provides a wide range of benefits and services for people who lose jobs or need more training or support services related to re-entering the workforce. Learn more... Business Preparedness for the SWINE Flu, learn more... February 2009 Economic Stimulus Bill Passes The economic stimulus bill signed into law by President Obama is effective as of 02/22/2009. All claimants eligible for and currently receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits will receive: An additional $25 a week. The $25 is added to regular and Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefit payments beginning the week ending 02/28/2009. The $25 is not payable for weeks prior to the week ending 02/28/2009 and will stop when benefits are exhausted.  A tax break on the first $2400 of UI benefit payments received in 2009. The first $2400 in benefit payments is not considered income. Claimants are responsible to report and adjust this change to their tax liability at the end of the 2009 income tax year. An extension on deadlines to file and collect EUC benefits. The stimulus bill extends the date by when claimants can file an EUC claim (12/23/2009) and collect the balance on that claim (05/29/2010). Cubline Online and Internet Initial Claims For answers to commonly asked questions and information on Extended Unemployment Compensation please check the Unemployment Insurance Claim Self Service Resource Guide. Visit http://www.e-colorado.org/ to view the Basic Facts About Unemployment Insurance video New Colorado Minimum Wage: $7.28 per hour  Effective January 1, 2009, learn more… Colorado Non-immigrant Agricultural Seasonal Worker Pilot Program Click here to learn more about the program. Search for Jobseeker hiring events and workshops: View a listing of events for your area Contact your local Workforce Center View a map of all the Workforce Center locations View the Pay Equity Report online. In order to view and print this document, you must download the free Adobe® Reader®. Click here to download the current version of Adobe® Reader®. Doing Business With The State Want to do business with the State of Colorado? Register In The Minority Business Office Small Business Database View Information Technology Security & Usage Policies and Procedures and view Remote Access Security. In order to view and print these documents, you must download the free Adobe® Reader®. Click here to download the current version of Adobe® Reader®. Colorado is a great place to live and work.  At the Department of Labor and Employment, we want to ensure that this continues -- and that means never taking Colorado workers or the businesses that employ them, for granted. We are committed to both employers and workers by providing an up to date accurate picture of the economy that helps in decision making; by assisting workers who have been injured on the job or lost a job through no fault of their own; by ensuring fair labor practices. And by protecting the work place-and Colorado communities-with a variety of safety programs. Businesses and workers across the state are providing the intellectual capital, the energy, adaptability and talent that will build Colorado as this century progresses. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment will be there to help at every step on the journey ahead. Colorado Department of Labor & Employment's Mission Statement