Unemployment Insurance

Web Library Topic - Lack of Work

Statute

§ 8‑73‑108(4)(a), C.R.S. 2005

(4) An individual separated from a job shall be given a full award of benefits if any of the following reasons and pertinent conditions related thereto are determined by the division to have existed. The determination of whether or not the separation from employment shall result in a full award of benefits shall be the responsibility of the division. The following reasons shall be considered, along with any other factors that may be pertinent to such determination:

(a) Laid off for lack of work.

Case

Intermountain Jewish News, Inc. v. Industrial Commission, 39 Colo. App. 258, 564 P.2d 132 (1977)

An agreement that a claimant's employment would end on a certain date did not preclude the claimant from receiving unemployment benefits, and the evidence supported an award of benefits under § 8‑73‑108(4)(a).

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