Unemployment Insurance

Online Reference Library

The library contains information on various topics in unemployment law, including relevant statutes and regulations, as well as caselaw 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 in the left-hand column, 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 in the right-hand column.  The complete Colorado Employment Security Act and Regulations Concerning Employment Security can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate link at the top of the column.

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 Statutes 2005.

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 2005 CCR - 7 Code of Colorado Regulations 1101-2
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 employment	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)