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Colorado labor agency says it’s ready to assist federal workers affected by federal shutdown
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Unemployment Insurance Division said it is prepared to assist federal workers living in the state who have been furloughed due to the federal government shutdown. Some 54,300 federal workers live in Colorado, according to the agency. Not all of them will be affected by the shutdown, which began…
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‘Be Like Pat’: Colorado House and Senate pay tribute to Pat Teegarden
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Hearts inside and outside the state Capitol are broken this week over the death of Pat Teegarden, legislative liaison for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, who died Feb. 5 after a brief illness. Both the state House and Senate paid tribute to Teegarden Monday, with a moment of silence in the House and…
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Small employers must now provide accrued sick leave based on 2020 law
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A major change to the state-mandated sick leave policy resulting from legislation passed in 2020 is now in effect, according to an announcement from the state Department of Labor and Employment. Senate Bill 20-205, known as the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, went into effect on Jan. 1 and mandates every employer provide employees with paid sick…
