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$300 unemployment bonus runs into technical snags in Colorado after people overwhelm request system
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment disabled its online certification system for the Lost Wages Assistance, created by President Donald Trump, and will notify eligible users when it’s ready again
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Audio: The end of the unemployment boost in Colorado
By The Colorado Sun Audio Primary category in which blog post is published
The $600 federal unemployment benefit is ending. Here’s what that means for out-of-work Coloradans.
By Tamara Chuang Business Primary category in which blog post is published
Struggling ski resort industry frets over Trump’s ban on immigrant worker visas
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Worried about coronavirus safety at work? Colorado lawmakers want you to speak out without facing retaliation
By Lauren Irwin Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s unemployment site slammed by 180,000 filing attempts in a single week
Last week’s claims top the Great Recession after coronavirus shutdown advances and governor orders faster relief for workers.
With Jared Polis’ blessing, Colorado lawmakers will try again to let state employees collectively bargain
Democrats have been trying for years to pass a bill to allow state employees to negotiate higher wages but have faced blowback from Republicans
Opinion: Overhaul wage and hour rules to protect Coloradans’ most important resource: their time
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Understanding AI through Holly, the fast-food bot taking breakfast orders at Good Times
Ordering from “Holly” the bot is still a little creepy, but as humans get more comfortable with Alexa and Siri, a Denver firm is finding people, artificial intelligence and fast food do mix
Peach growers are expecting an all-time bumper crop on the Western Slope, but there’s one problem
Weather, moisture and bee activity lined up perfectly for the best peach season in years, but with visa applications already set in stone, growers need a basketful of workers.
The roots of the Gold King Mine disaster run deeper than the river it polluted
In "River of Lost Souls," author Jonathan Thompson explores disparate forces -- including labor strife -- that ultimately led to missteps that tainted the Animas River
Nicolais: Have unions gotten their mojo back in Colorado?
Fueled by economic conditions and led by the Denver teachers’ strike, unions could be poised to reverse decades of decline with a King Soopers strike looming
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