Colorado Unemployment Insurance Update!

The Colorado Unemployment Insurance Notice to Workers has been redesigned and rewritten with new information on the rights of employees and independent contractors. The notice is no longer provided in a bilingual format, but is available in English or Spanish.

The updated notice informs workers that they have the right to be properly classified as an employee or an independent contractor, and to be paid accurately and timely for the services they perform. The notice provides new resources for employees to learn more about their rights, file a complaint, or access benefits:

• New URL for the WorkRight Misclassification Taskforce website, which provides information on the differences between an employee and an independent contractor
• New URL for the Unemployment Insurance Division’s webpage describing proper classification of employees
• New URL and telephone procedure to report improper employee classification
• New URL for employees to file a claim for unemployment insurance benefits

The revision date has been removed from the notice.

Every employer that pays wages to one or more workers is required to post the updated Colorado Unemployment Insurance Notice to Workers at or near work locations (Regulations Covering Employment Security, 7.3.4).