{"id":39144,"date":"2023-01-02T02:14:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T02:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/prepare-for-some-new-costs-of-being-employed-in-2023-in-colorado\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T02:14:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T02:14:34","slug":"prepare-for-some-new-costs-of-being-employed-in-2023-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/prepare-for-some-new-costs-of-being-employed-in-2023-in-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for some new costs of being employed in 2023 in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As another year begins, so do some new state laws. And 2023 has a major one that will hit many workers\u2019 paychecks almost immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Paid family leave, which Colorado <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2020\/11\/03\/colorado-paid-family-leave-proposal-appears-headed-toward-victory\/\">voters approved in 2020<\/a>, will cost roughly $4.33 per week for a worker who makes $50,000 a year. In return, that worker will be eligible for up to 12 weeks (or 16 weeks for complicated births) starting in 2024. This isn\u2019t a vacation fund, but kind of an emergency fund that will provide workers paid time off to have a baby or take care of sick loved ones or themselves.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=1024,683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242123 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=941,627 941w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=1215,810 1215w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=387,258 387w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=25,17 25w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=140,93 140w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;is-pending-load=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"\/><noscript><img data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=1024,683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=941,627 941w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=1215,810 1215w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=387,258 387w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=25,17 25w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WorkingMothers_14.jpg?resize=140,93 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kelsey Rivera, pictured in this February 2019 photo, took time off under the federal family-leave act and was allowed to bring her baby to work at the Jefferson County Public Health Department. (Marvin Anani, Special to The Colorado Sun)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cStarting in 2024, this is going to cover pretty much all employers in Colorado with a very small number of carve outs that were in the statute. All employees would be eligible for up to 12 weeks per year,\u201d said Tracy Marshall, division director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/famli.colorado.gov\/\">Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program<\/a>, or FAMLI. \u201cThis is an annual benefit. It\u2019s not a once-in-a lifetime benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Keep in mind, companies and workers are paying into the program this year so that there will be money to support family or medical leave next year. The expectation? The FAMLI fund will have $1.3 billion in contributions by the end of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s Working covered the details of the how the law will impact companies in <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/12\/03\/paid-family-leave-fee-benefits-program\/\">an earlier column<\/a>, but here\u2019s a quick recap:<\/p>\n<p><strong>For employees: <\/strong>For a worker who earns $50,000 a year, here\u2019s what the contribution is, according to the state Department of Labor and Employment:<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf $4.33 \u2014 Employee\u2019s weekly payroll deduction, or $225.16 a year. Calculate your own payment in the <a href=\"https:\/\/co.accessgov.com\/famli\/Forms\/Page\/famli\/famlicalculator\/0\">FAMLI estimator HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u25cf $4.33\/$225.16 \u2014 Employer\u2019s payment for the employee, though companies can be generous and cover the employee\u2019s portion, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For companies: <\/strong>For a company with 10 employees (smaller companies aren\u2019t required to participate) who all earn $50,000 a year, that comes out to:<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf $4,503.20 \u2014 This is the employer\u2019s annual contribution. Half of this can be deducted from workers\u2019 paychecks.<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf Companies with existing plans can opt out but their paid-leave plans must be approved. Employers can <a href=\"https:\/\/famli.colorado.gov\/employers\/my-famli-employer\">submit their plan HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The benefits: <\/strong>Starting in 2024, here\u2019s what that same $50,000-wage worker will get paid if they take leave:<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf $750.88 \u2014 Weekly benefit for the worker. That\u2019s about 80% of the worker\u2019s regular pay. Benefits are based on wages. The maximum is $1,100 a week. The benefit is paid by the state, not through the employer, so workers must apply through the state portal.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also not just for new parents. Paid leave will provide a temporary benefit for Coloradans who need to take care of their sick loved ones or even themselves. It\u2019s a benefit that an estimated 2.7 million workers could be eligible for. Roughly 216,000 employers need to register with the state\u2019s program and the first payments are due April 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 FAMLI:<\/strong> The state\u2019s portal for the Family and Medical Leave Insurance program<strong> &gt;&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/famli.colorado.gov\/\"><strong>View<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Post this: <\/strong>Here\u2019s the notice employers must share with employees or post at the place of business <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/famli.colorado.gov\/sites\/famli\/files\/FAMLI%20Break%20Room%20Poster%20Official%20Revised%20V2.pdf\"><strong>SEE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 ICYMI:<\/strong> Read the story <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/12\/03\/paid-family-leave-fee-benefits-program\/\"><strong>Behind the new fee many Colorado workers and employers will see in 2023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-other-new-labor-laws-fees\">The other new labor laws, fees\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Good news, bad news, Colorado. It\u2019s going to cost more to work in 2023. But, for the most part, wages are rising. Here\u2019s what else is changing:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u2794 Minimum wage<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On average, wages in Colorado have increased 8.5% in one year. But that\u2019s the average hourly wage. For minimum wage earners, that\u2019s going up too \u2014 by 9%, or the rate of inflation for the first half of the year, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/08\/20\/small-business-ssbci-startups-vc-jobs\/\">what the state uses to calculate<\/a> the annual cost of living change.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Colorado, minimum wage is moving to $13.68 an hour on Jan. 1 from $12.56. In Denver, it jumps to $17.29 an hour from $15.87. A visual:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For comparison, here is how Colorado\u2019s average hourly earnings have grown by month, according to data from the state Department of Labor:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tipped workers are getting an 11% increase to $14.27 an hour in Denver. I wrote about the debate in <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/08\/20\/small-business-ssbci-startups-vc-jobs\/#-minimum-wage\">an earlier column here<\/a>. To read more about the rising minimum wages, check out this story from August: <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/08\/16\/minimum-wage-increase-denver-colorado-restaurants\/\">What\u2019s behind next year\u2019s 9% minimum wage increase in Denver and Colorado<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-take-this-week-s-poll\">Take this week\u2019s poll:<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h4><strong>\u2794 Unemployment insurance\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Similar to paid family leave, when one loses a job and qualifies for unemployment benefits, those, too, are paid out of past employer and employee contributions. As some may recall, Colorado\u2019s unemployment trust fund was depleted in the pandemic as hundreds of thousands of Coloradans lost their jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The state borrowed more than $1 billion from the federal government to keep unemployment benefits flowing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That debt has been paid off. But because the trust fund was depleted, a mechanism kicked in to refill it faster. In other words, employers must contribute more than before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not going up. That solvency surcharge was suspended by the state legislature for 2023 via <a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/bills\/sb22-234\">Senate Bill 234<\/a>. Higher rates could start in future years if the trust fund isn\u2019t at an appropriate level.<\/p>\n<p>And because Colorado paid off the federal loan by Nov. 10, there\u2019s no Federal Unemployment Tax Act payment increase, which could have amounted to $63 per employee instead of $42 a year.<\/p>\n<p>However, unemployment insurance payments are going up on Jan. 1. That\u2019s because <a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2020a_207_signed.pdf\">a law passed in 2020<\/a> raises the base wage used to calculate insurance payments. Last year, employers had to pay insurance on a worker\u2019s first $17,000 of pay. This year, the minimum jumps to $20,400.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To get into the nitty-gritty of how much more per year an employer will pay, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment economist Ryan Gedney shared an estimate: Employers will pay about 10% more for unemployment premiums in 2023 than this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are ifs and buts and other caveats with this figure because every employer is different. But generally, the estimate is based on an employer with 10 employees who made at least $20,400 in 2022 and 2023. The employer is medium-rated, which translates into a insurance premium rate of 1.5%.<\/p>\n<p>In that scenario, the employer will pay $3,060 in 2023, up 20% from $2,550 in 2022. But it\u2019s possible that if the employer\u2019s rate went down, they could pay less. If the employer\u2019s rate improved and their insurance rate dropped to 1.18%, they\u2019d end up paying 6% less, or $2,407.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292287 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-400x267.jpg 400w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-1200x800.jpg?is-pending-load=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"\/><noscript><img data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/16th-st-mall-hiring-oct-22-os-7-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hiring signs are posted outside a Taco Bell at the 16th Street Mall on Oct. 13 in downtown Denver. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, most Colorado employers won\u2019t see higher insurance rates \u2014 just a larger amount than before.<\/p>\n<p>Added Gedney, \u201capproximately 36% of experience-rated employers will see no change in their UI premium rate compared to 2022, while an additional 51% will see their rate decline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And about 13% will see their rate increase in 2023 compared with 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to know more?<\/strong> Read the Colorado Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Status Report, from Aug. 31. <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colmigateway.com\/admin\/gsipub\/htmlarea\/Uploads\/UI-Trust-Fund-Report-2022.pdf\"><strong>READ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>MORE:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Deductions from final paycheck? Employers must notify workers. <\/strong>There\u2019s a new notice required by <a href=\"https:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/sites\/cdle\/files\/Fact%20Sheet%20Senate%20Bill%2022-161%20on%20Wage%20Enforcement%20Updated%2012.22.2022.pdf\">Senate Bill 22-161<\/a> that employers must notify former workers if any sort of deduction is going to come out of the worker\u2019s final paycheck. If employers skip that, they could face penalties and fines by the state labor department. Prior wage-theft rules went into effect in August, but this required notification starts Jan. 1. <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/sites\/cdle\/files\/Fact%20Sheet%20Senate%20Bill%2022-161%20on%20Wage%20Enforcement%20Updated%2012.22.2022.pdf\"><strong>Read the fact sheet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-other-working-bits\">Other working bits<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Quitting down, multiple jobs up \u2014 <\/strong>Once <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/02\/01\/job-quit-quitters-labor-shortage-colorado\/\">the leader of quitting<\/a>, Coloradans aren\u2019t quitting as much anymore. The rate of quitting has moderated elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain region and that \u201ccould simply be a return to normalcy,\u201d according to an analysis by the Kansas City Federal Reserve. Also of note: More workers in the region are adding second part-time job, which could indicate \u201cthe impacts of inflation \u2014 households may be seeking out additional work at a higher rate to supplement their income in the face of higher expenses.\u201d <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascityfed.org\/denver\/rocky-mountain-economist\/Labor-Market-Indicators-to-Watch-in-the-Midst-of-Uncertainty\/\"><strong>Read<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Worker deaths are up in Colorado \u2014\u00a0 <\/strong>Colorado had 96 work-related fatalities in 2021, which is 23% higher than in 2020, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Transportation-related deaths were still the most common factor, but for the first time since 2016, \u201cviolence and other injuries by person or animals\u201d came in as the second biggest cause of death. Nationwide, worker deaths increased 8.9% in the same year to 5,190 workers. <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colmigateway.com\/admin\/gsipub\/htmlarea\/Uploads\/CFOI-2021-press-release.pdf\"><strong>Report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Where to find jobs? Economic development<\/strong>. In 2022, 28 companies were awarded incentives to move or expand to Colorado. But the only way they can get the tax credit is by hiring more people. Read my update on the state\u2019s business incentives and where the jobs are. <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2022\/12\/30\/colorados-economic-incentives-relocation-expansion\/\"><strong>Read<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2794 Job opening: We\u2019re hiring!<\/strong> The Colorado Sun needs an operations manager on the business side so we journalists can focus on reporting. If you\u2019re good at juggling multiple tasks, getting them checked off your list and are comfortable using technology, please check out our job opening at <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/jobs\/\">coloradosun.com\/jobs<\/a>. <strong>&gt;&gt; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/jobs\/\"><strong>JOBS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-iframe\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"newspack-iframe-ZvXZz3wsC2yR\" layout=\"responsive\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/5fBT1pSZB0ndSRmxbNNpaG?utm_source=generator\" style=\"height: 200px; width: 100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Thanks for sticking with me for this week\u2019s short report. And I\u2019m grateful for readers who keep checking out What\u2019s Working each Saturday. Have a happy new year and I look forward to reporting on what\u2019s happening with Colorado\u2019s economy in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>As always, share your two cents on how the economy is keeping you down or helping you up at <a href=\"https:\/\/cosun.co\/heyww\">cosun.co\/heyww<\/a>. ~<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/mailto:tamara@coloradosun.com?subject=What\" s=\"\" working=\"\" feedback=\"\"><em>tamara<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/getww\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Whats-Working.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-256058 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Whats-Working.jpg?is-pending-load=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"\/><noscript><img data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Whats-Working.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-256058\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Don\u2019t miss the free weekly newsletter on Colorado jobs and unemployment. 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