Colorado – Proposed Unemployment Rule Change
Outreach and engagement associated with two regulatory changes proposed by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) Unemployment Insurance Division has begun. Employers can contact [email protected] with questions, concerns or feedback on the following proposed regulation changes, with enactment scheduled for January 2027.
- Prohibition of Non-Charging: In order to maintain federal compliance, the Division must create clearprocedures for handling employers that repeatedly fail to respond to claim information requests, so they can enforce non-charging rules and reduce costs tied to improper payments. The Division will need to amend provisions to meet the requirements defined by a recent Court of Appeals decision, which will establish how the Division can monitor, track, and respond to these patterns of failing to respond.
- Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA): The Division plans to create a policy that establishes clear RESEA requirements for claimants. RESEA is a federal program for select Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants designed to help claimants return to work faster through one-on-one career coaching, resume assistance, and more. Changes to this program are intended to prevent RESEA participants from circumventing program requirements, helping support statewide reemployment initiatives.
Additional information on these proposed rule changes can be found on the Proposed and Adopted Rule Changes page of the CDLE website.
Colorado – Annual Report and Outstanding Premiums Due, Avoid Delinquent Premium Penalties
Annual reports for Employee Leasing Companies and Professional Employee Organizations (PEOs) are due Tuesday, June 30th.
Outstanding premiums are also due June 30th if employers want to avoid Delinquent Premium Penalties (DPP). Accounts with delinquent premiums after this date will be subject to DPP in the amount of past-due premiums or 1% of taxable payroll, whichever is less.