Colorado CDLE Unemployment Townhall Question and Answers

Colorado hosted two town halls in 2020 with great information on them if you are stuck with your Colorado CDLE MyUI+ unemployment benefit claim.

May 29, 2020 Town Hall questions and answers.

The below time stamps are the highlights to the question asked, and answered for the unemployment town hall above.

2:43​ Overview

3:24​ Status of Unemployment Benefits

7:02​ New Customer Service Features

10:36​ Most Frequently Asked Questions:

10:42​ Why are there two separate online systems for unemployment? How do I know which one to use?

12:03​ What if I have wages in another state?

13:38​ How long will it take to see my first benefit payment after I apply?

15:29​ Once I have filed and been deemed eligible, how do I get my benefit payments?

15:59​ My employer wants me to return to work but I don’t feel safe. Can I stay on unemployment?

18:09​ Tips for Filing a Successful Claim

21:28​ Participant Questions

21:48​ Is the work search a requirement again? What does it mean to be a furloughed employee that are job attached?

23:12​ How do I report refuse contracts on a standard claim? I’m a 1099 contractor.

24:17​ What’s the appropriate process for me to file: I’m fully employed (W2 employee and 1099 self-employed) with multiple employment options

27:20​ How do I get payments?

29:29​ How do I qualify for COVID-19 extra pay?

30:24​ How do I get my PIN?

31:46​ I was on furlough for a week, how do I file to correct the dates?

33:37​ How long does it take for my claim to get re-approved now that my job issues a refusal? Is there anything I need to do to expedite the process?

36:29​ I didn’t request the claim every two weeks, but I get “no weeks to claim”?

41:26​ How do we find out if we’ve been approved for payments?

43:56​ I worked part time, then furloughed, brought back, then furloughed again, can I still claim? 47:13​ Can you explain more about exhausted claims?

48:41​ Will updating my address and my UI affect my payments?

49:50​ Why would a status go from pending to not active?

52:35​ How do I restart a claim?

53:45​ I’m both a 1099 and W2 worker, how do I file a claim?

April 20, 2020 Town Hall questions and answers.

The below time stamps are the highlights to the question asked, and answered for the unemployment town hall above.

2:20​ Overview

3:12​ Status of Unemployment Benefits

5:24​ What is Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)?

7:44​ What is the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (additional $600)?

10:05​ Where is my PIN?

11:28​ How long should I expect after I file a claim to start seeing benefits?

12:11​ What documents do I need to file a claim as a gig worker/self-employed?

12:41​ What if I have a claim from another state?

13:04​ What if I have already exhausted my benefits? Participant questions:

15:14​ How do Uber and Lift drivers proceed to apply for unemployment benefits in Colorado? 16:20​ My company reduced our salaries by 20-40% to remain stable, they are not working reduced hours, do they still qualify for any benefits?

18:23​ I’m self-employed and already filed back in April, asked me to send my tax returns: what kind of returns business or personal, how to get them there?

21:58​ How do we change an address to receive the PIN?

24:35​ I got my PIN but I haven’t got my card yet

27:25​ I’ve reset my password but nothing comes in my email

31:34​ Why is it too slow to get through online?

32:24​ How do I qualify for the extra $600? (No Longer Applicable for 2021)

34:16​ I was already on unemployment, got a job but then retracted the offer due to COVID-19, can you extend the benefits?

37:39​ Will the max payable benefit be increased? How much my benefits amount might look like?

40:57​ As self-employed, I have a small business, which should I apply first – unemployment benefits or SBA PPP program?

44:20​ I filed regular unemployment too early as self-employed, my benefits are now zero, can I re-apply in the new PUA?

45:57​ I was laid off in March and filed for unemployment, got a severance package, how do I report that?

47:32​ Can I use 1099 form from Uber to prove I worked for them?

48:21​ My benefits expired, I keep re-applying but doesn’t show anything

50:06​ I’ve been denied, do we keep requesting payments every two weeks until we get it?

51:38​ I work for a non-profit, I have an appeal, do I need to re-apply?