Colorado § 8-2-119 Awards of back pay - deduction of unemployment compensation

Colorado Statutes

§ 8-2-119 — Awards of back pay - deduction of unemployment compensation

Colorado § 8-2-119

Title 08Labor and

Art.Labor Relations, Generally

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-119 (2026).

Text

(1)In any proceeding in this state in which an award of back pay is made, the employer shall pay any such award in full, subject to the provisions of subsection

(3)of this section.

(2)The person ordering an award of back pay shall notify the director of the division of unemployment insurance of the award within five days after the date of the order.

(3)If, during the period for which back pay is awarded, the recipient of the award has been receiving unemployment benefits pursuant to the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title, the entity ordering the award shall reduce the amount of the award by the amount of benefits the person received, and the employer shall withhold that amount from the award. The employer shall remit the amount withheld from the back pay award to

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(1) In any proceeding in this state in which an award of back pay is made, the
employer shall pay any such award in full, subject to the provisions of subsection
(3) of this section.

(2) The person ordering an award of back pay shall notify the director of the
division of unemployment insurance of the award within five days after the date of
the order.

(3) If, during the period for which back pay is awarded, the recipient of the
award has been receiving unemployment benefits pursuant to the provisions of
articles 70 to 82 of this title, the entity ordering the award shall reduce the amount
of the award by the amount of benefits the person received, and the employer shall
withhold that amount from the award. The employer shall remit the amount
withheld from the back pay award to the division of unemployment insurance, and
the division shall credit the amount to the unemployment compensation fund. The
employer shall remit the withheld amount within ten days after the award of back
pay becomes final.

Legislative History

Source: L. 69: p. 666, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 80-11-19. L. 76: (2) amended, p. 335, � 1, effective May 10. L. 2012: (2) and (3) amended, (HB 12-1120), ch. 27, p. 104, � 11, effective June 1.