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Colorado Expands Reasons Employees Can Use Paid Sick Leave

On June 2, 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 23-017, which expands the reasons employees can use paid sick leave under Colorado’s Healthy Families & Workplaces Act (HFWA). In addition to the health and...more

6/6/2023 / Colorado , Employees , Employer Liability Issues , Labor Reform , New Legislation , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Sick Leave , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Colorado (Again) Changes Rules on How Employers Must Compensate Employees Using Paid Leave

Effective January 1, 2023, regulations under Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) will again change how employers calculate the rate of pay when employees use paid sick and safe leave and/or public health...more

12/21/2022 / Colorado , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Labor Reform , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Safe Leave , Sick Leave , Sick Pay , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Colorado and Oregon Trigger Protections for Leaves Relating to Non-COVID Respiratory Illnesses

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of jurisdictions enacted sick leave laws specifically designed for absences due to COVID-19. Some states, however, enacted permanent changes to their leave laws that apply...more

11/22/2022 / Emergency Management Plans , Infectious Diseases , Influenza , Labor Reform , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Public Health Emergency , Sick Employees , Sick Leave , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour , Workplace Safety

Colorado Issues First Round of Regulations and Guidance on its Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program

In 2020, Colorado enacted a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program, following roughly a dozen states that have adopted similar programs in recent years. Since that time, the state has been building a new...more

5/16/2022 / Colorado , Employer Liability Issues , Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , Labor Reform , Medical Leave , Paid Family Leave Law , Paid Time Off (PTO) , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Colorado Clarifies the Obligation to Provide Public Health Emergency Leave to New Hires and Part-Time Employees

On February 23, 2021, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“CDLE” or the “Division”) issued revisions to the Wage Protection Rules, 7 CCR 1103-7, relating to Colorado employers’ paid sick leave obligations under...more

3/3/2021 / Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Labor Reform , Labor Regulations , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Sick Leave , Sick Pay , State and Local Government , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Questions and Answers About Proposition 118, Which Enacts Paid Family and Medical Leave in Colorado

For years, a group of Colorado’s legislators tried—without success—to enact a statewide paid family and medical leave (PFML) program. Facing gridlock at the statehouse, advocates of PFML opted to take the issue directly to...more

11/12/2020 / Ballot Measures , Employer Liability Issues , Labor Regulations , New Legislation , Paid Family Leave Law , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Regulatory Requirements , State and Local Government , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Colorado Passes Law Requiring Employers to Provide Three Types of Paid Sick Leave

The Colorado legislature recently passed SB20-205, the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (“HFWA”), which will require all Colorado employers to provide three types of paid sick leave: 1) COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave...more

6/29/2020 / Employer Liability Issues , Paid Time Off (PTO) , Sick Leave , Sick Pay , State and Local Government , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour

Domestic Violence in the Era of COVID-19: What Can Employers Do?

While the COVID-19 pandemic virtually every aspect of society. One perhaps unanticipated effect of the pandemic and the corresponding shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders is a marked increase in domestic violence...more

4/23/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Domestic Violence , Employee Assistance Programs , Employer Responsibilities , Paid Time Off (PTO)

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