Termination Letter - Colorado
Termination Letter
[EMPLOYER NAME]
[EMPLOYER ADDRESS]
[CITY, STATE, ZIP]
[PHONE OR EMAIL]
Date: [__/__/____]
To: [EMPLOYEE NAME]
Delivery method: [HAND DELIVERY / MAIL / ELECTRONIC DELIVERY]
Dear [EMPLOYEE NAME]:
This letter confirms that [EMPLOYER NAME] is ending your employment effective [__/__/____]. Your last day worked is [__/__/____]. [If appropriate, state a concise, accurate reason: REASON.] Please contact [NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION] with questions about the transition.
Final pay
Your earned, vested, determinable, and unpaid wages at separation total $[AMOUNT]. This payment is [AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY / AVAILABLE AT THE TIME AND PLACE PERMITTED BY THE ACCOUNTING-UNIT EXCEPTION: DETAILS] through [PAYMENT METHOD AND LOCATION]. A statement of the amount and any deductions is [ENCLOSED / PROVIDED SEPARATELY]. Any additional compensation will be reviewed under the applicable agreement, plan, policy, and Colorado law.
Benefits
Your active employee health coverage is expected to end on [__/__/____], subject to the plan terms. If federal continuation coverage applies to your plan and separation, the plan administrator will send a separate notice of your election rights. Contact [BENEFITS CONTACT AND CONTACT INFORMATION] with questions about other benefits.
Unemployment information
Enclosed is Colorado Employer Separation Form 22-234, Notice of Potential Availability of Unemployment Insurance Benefits. It provides the information needed to consider an unemployment claim and explains how to contact the Colorado unemployment program.
Employer property
Please return [LIST OF PROPERTY OR “ANY EMPLOYER PROPERTY IN YOUR POSSESSION”] to [CONTACT] by [__/__/____], or arrange its return with that person. Contact [CONTACT] about any personal property remaining at the workplace.
Sincerely,
[AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY]
[TITLE]
[EMPLOYER NAME]
Enclosure: Completed Colorado Employer Separation Form 22-234
Sources and References
- Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, § 8-4-109: https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-08.htm
- Colorado Employer Separation Form 22-234: https://cdle.colorado.gov/sites/cdle/files/documents/Employer-Separation-Form-22-234-fillable.pdf
- 29 U.S.C. §§ 1161 and 1166: https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-118/t29/s1161/ and https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-118/t29/s1166/
About this template
- Last updated
- November 9, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 9, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
- Category
- Employment & HR
Legal authority
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(1)(a) (employer-initiated separation pay)
- Colorado Employer Separation Form 22-234 (unemployment notice)
- 29 U.S.C. § 1161 (federal COBRA continuation coverage)
- 29 U.S.C. § 1166 (federal COBRA notice)
Employment documents govern the relationship between a company and its workers, from offer letters and employment agreements through handbooks, performance reviews, and separations. Done right, they set clear expectations, protect against wrongful termination and discrimination claims, and give both sides a record to rely on. Done poorly, they invite lawsuits, agency complaints, and costly disputes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 9, 2026.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-4-109(1)(a) (checked November 9, 2026): "When an interruption in the employer-employee relationship by volition of the employer occurs, the wages or compensation for labor or service earned, vested, determinable, and unpaid at the time of such discharge is due and payable immediately."
Colorado Employer Separation Form 22-234 (checked November 9, 2026): "ATTENTION EMPLOYER: You are legally required to provide a form, in hard copy or electronic format, to an employee upon separation."
29 U.S.C. § 1161(a) (checked November 9, 2026): "The plan sponsor of each group health plan shall provide, in accordance with this part, that each qualified beneficiary who would lose coverage under the plan as a result of a qualifying event is entitled, under the plan, to elect, within the election period, continuation coverage under the plan."
29 U.S.C. § 1166(a)(4) (checked November 9, 2026): "(4) the administrator shall notify— (A) in the case of a qualifying event described in paragraph (1), (2), (4), or (6) of section 1163 of this title, any qualified beneficiary with respect to such event,"
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