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Tag: Navigating Unemployment

PUA 90 Day Questionnaire – Filling Out and Appealing (Colorado Unemployment)

September 22, 2021 cue2go 5 Comments

Technically, all pandemic unemployment benefit options are over, unless new legislation is made. I was hoping things would slow down…

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Confusing Non-Monetary Determination Notices for Colorado Unemployment

July 31, 2021 cue2go 15 Comments

Many are getting emails from the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment (CDLE) that they just can’t follow. Let’s go…

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SMInstagram Takeovers

April 1, 2021 cue2go
Erin Joy Swank virtual stage manager

I’ve signed up to do another “SMInstagram” takeover for the Year of the Stage Manager Instagram account. On April 13,…

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Benefit Year Expiration and Third Stimulus (Colorado Unemployment Specific)

March 13, 2021 cue2go 34 Comments

For many unemployed Coloradans – and other states too – their benefit year ends today, Saturday, March 13, 2021. I…

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The Math of Taxes for a Coloradoan on Unemployment

March 2, 2021 cue2go
Screenshot of Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's Tax Form 1099-G webpage

One of my reporter friends just asked me if I’d done the math on what a person could owe in…

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Filed under: Finances for SMs, Navigating Unemployment, Real Life SM Stories

Unemployment Call Center Report Form

February 26, 2021 cue2go
Image of the button that says Report Call Center Issues

Well, we have one major point of progress from my meeting two weeks ago.* There is now a way to…

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Getting Answers about Colorado Unemployment

February 13, 2021 cue2go 4 Comments

This used to be a blog about stage management. At the moment, it’s primarily a blog about navigating unemployment (see…

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Changes Coming in Communication regarding Colorado Unemployment

February 10, 2021 cue2go 14 Comments

Today, a very constructive meeting was held with myself of Colorado Unemployment/PEUC/PUA (Pandemic Unemployment Assistance) Q&A Facebook group and a…

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Taxes and Unemployment – Is My 1099 Correct?

January 23, 2021 cue2go 51 Comments
Screenshot of Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's Tax Form 1099-G webpage

We’re more than halfway through January, so many people are starting to receive 1099-G tax forms for their unemployment. It’s…

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Waiting for second stimulus unemployment benefits to kick in and updated Colorado system

January 3, 2021 cue2go
Screenshot of a Facebook posting of the Colorado Sun article the Colorado Sun article about the unemployment system being slammed

Today has been a busy day trying to sort out Colorado unemployment benefit issues. Yesterday I became one of the…

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