Unemployment and Employee rights

Appeals from hearing officer decisions go to the Industrial Claims Appeals Office. Two members of the Industrial Claims Appeals Panel will review the hearing record.[…]

We often get questions such as this: “Recently my employer expressed concerns regarding my health and performance. I had the option of staying on with[…]

As an independent contractor, you are agreeing to be paid “by the contract” and in doing so waive any typical protections or benefits an employee[…]

Unemployment attorney Brian Stutheit has learned some basic lessons from his cases which everyone in the claims system should know. 1.  Claimants should always keep[…]

The following link is to a transcript of unemployment lawyer Brian Stutheit being interviewed about unemployment overpayments, fraud and collections. DOC092513-001

There is a new decision from the Colorado Court of Appeals regarding Colorado unemployment law. It is important to any worker or employer dealing with[…]

Stutheit & Gartland, Colorado unemployment lawyers advises claimants that Colorado’s unemployment insurance statute just stiffened penalties for  any person who receives an overpayment of unemployment[…]

Our office is one of the few unemployment law firms in Colorado who regularly represent people hounded to repay benefits.  We like to think in[…]

Letters like this make practicing as unemployment lawyers in Colorado personally rewarding.  Not just doing work for some corporation, but helping people. Brian, I left[…]

Ben Markus, a reporter for Colorado Public Radio, is preparing a report on the Colorado Department of Labor’s hard push to make people repay unemployment[…]