Unemployment Notification for Separating Employees

Colorado recently passed a new law that requires employers to give notice to all separating employees informing them that unemployment compensation benefits may be available. C.R.S. § 8-74-101(4) requires that at the time of separation, employers must provide each employee in a written format, to include electronic or hard copy, information regarding the availability of unemployment compensation benefits. The information must include:

• The employer's name and address;

• The employee's name and address;

• The employee's identification number or the last four numbers of the employee's social security number;

• The employee's start date, date of last day worked, year-to-date earnings, and wages for the last week the employee worked; and

• The reason the employee separated from the employer.

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has released a model form that employers may utilize and provide to separating employees in order to comply with the law. That form is available here.

Be sure to add this notification to your HR process for exiting employees. If you have any questions, contact us at Miller Farmer Carlson Law.