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Success from the session: Before we close book on 2013 session, four more bills that will help Coloradans

Type: Email Communications
Published Date: June 10, 2013
Author: Hallgren, KathleenJones, RichWatt, Joe

The official end to an extraordinarily productive legislative session came last week, when Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the final pieces of legislation that landed on his desk.

We didn't want to let the moment pass without mentioning four bills that received little attention but that will have a big impact on students with dreams of college, working families, retail businesses and their employees and our economy.

SB13-157: Colorado Work Share Program

Type: Testimony
Published Date: March 26, 2013
Author: Jones, Rich

Colorado Work Share Program

SB13-157

Rich Jones, Director of Policy and Research
Testimony to the House Business, Labor and Economic
and Workforce Development Committee

March 26, 2013

Thank you for the opportunity to testify to the committee.

SB13-157: Colorado Work Share Program

Type: Testimony
Published Date: February 25, 2013
Author: Jones, Rich

Colorado Work Share Program

SB13-157

Rich Jones, Director of Policy and Research
Testimony to the Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee
Feb. 25, 2013

Thank you for the opportunity to testify to the committee.

Work-share program assists workers, employers

Type: Press Coverage
Published Date: July 15, 2010
Author:

El Semanario
July 15, 2010

"Would you share your hours with co-workers to avoid layoffs?" asked Rich Jones, director of policy and research at the Bell Policy Center. "Its a relevant question since Gov. Bill Ritter recently signed a work-share bill into law. Since the law is new there are a lot of questions about what it means for Colorado workers. We'd like to provide some answers."

In a column for the Colorado Editorial Forum, Jones elaborated on the new law.

Success from the session: Lawmakers, Ritter help workers stay on path toward opportunity

Type: Email Communications
Published Date: June 16, 2010
Author: Jones, Rich

Finding and keeping a job with good pay and benefits is the surest path to opportunity for most Coloradans, and in the recently completed session, legislators passed three bills to help workers get and stay on this path.

These bills, signed recently by Gov. Bill Ritter, minimize the effects of unemployment, establish a permanent commission to study pay equity, and ensure low-wage workers receive a tax credit when there are TABOR rebates. The Bell supported all of the measures.

Senate Bill 28: Concerning the establishment of the Colorado “work-share program” to allow payment of unemployment compensation benefits to eligible employees who have received a reduction in work hours (House version)

Type: Opportunity Note
Published Date: March 23, 2010
Author: Judy, Debra

This bill represents a net opportunity gain for Colorado. Allowing employers to provide work-share opportunities will keep more Colorado workers employed during periods of economic downturn.

Summary of Legislation

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