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Final Countdown to FAMLI: Key Steps for Employers in Colorado

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The big day is finally here! More than three years after voter approval of Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program (FAMLI), the program goes live on January 1, 2024. For the past 12 months, employers...more

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The Holidays Have Us Thinking About FAMLI

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It is already that time of the year — year-end holidays, good food, colder weather, and the opportunity to assess new laws that are set to go into effect at the start of the next calendar year. For Colorado employers,...more

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Colorado Expands Paid Sick Leave

On Aug. 7, 2023, Colorado expanded employee rights to additional uses of paid and protected sick leave with the addition of new categories for which employees can use sick leave....more

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If Pain, Yes Gain—Part 107: Colorado Amends Paid Sick Leave Law; Public Health Emergency Leave for COVID-19 Ends this Week

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On June 2, 2023, Colorado formally expanded its covered reasons for use of paid sick leave under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) when Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 23-017 (SB...more

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The Public Health Emergency Is Over, Meaning Colorado's Sick Leave Requirements Are About to Get Simpler - UPDATED 5/15/23

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The end of the public health emergency means welcome changes for Colorado employers when it comes to complying with the paid leave requirements of the state’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA). Under the HFWA,...more

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Colorado COVID Leave Set to Expire Next Month: What Employers Need to Know

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The ending of the national COVID-19 public health emergency means something more for Colorado employers: it triggers the end of the extra Public Health Emergency Sick Leave you have been providing your employees since January...more

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Colorado’s Public Health Emergency Is Over, Meaning Its Sick Leave Requirements Are About to Get Simpler

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Gov. Jared Polis’ decision not to extend Colorado’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) means welcome changes for employers when it comes to complying with the paid leave requirements of the state’s Healthy Families and...more

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Colorado Employers Face First FAMLI Quarterly Payment Deadline – What 5 Things Should You Do?

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Colorado employers are subject to new paid family and medical leave insurance obligations in 2023 – and your first quarterly premium payments are due on March 31. The Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI)...more

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Employers, Are Your Leave Policies Ready to Ring in 2023?

With the arrival of the new year comes the effective date of many new leave laws (and expansion of existing leave laws) across the United States. Below we summarize family and sick leave laws that will take effect across...more

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8 FAQs for Colorado Employers Facing New Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Obligations for 2023

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All Colorado employers will be subject to new paid family and medical leave insurance obligations — starting on January 1 — thanks to the Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. What do Colorado employers...more

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Time to Register: FAMLI+ Program is up and Running!

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance (“Division”) has opened enrollment to the employer services portal for businesses, third-party administrators, and local...more

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Final Rules Issued on Private Plans Under Colorado's Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act

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On November 1, 2022, the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Division (the Division) of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment adopted final rules that employers must follow to offer private plans under Colorado’s...more

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Colorado FAMLI Paid Leave Update

COLORADO FAMILY, MEDICAL AND SAFE LEAVE LAW REQUIRES EMPLOYER ACTION BY BEFORE JAN. 1, 2023 - Brownstein has previously previewed the upcoming drastic change in Colorado paid leave law under the Family and Medical Leave...more

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Colorado Paid Leave: Late-Breaking HFWA 2022 Updates and FAMLI Preview

All employers with employees working in Colorado should be well aware by now that, regardless of size or industry, employees are entitled to paid sick and safe leave pursuant to the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Paid COVID-19 Leave: It’s Not Over Yet!!

Colorado employers must continue to provide paid COVID leave to employees who have public health emergency related leave available. Recently, the federal government extended the public health emergency declaration related to...more

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CDLE Provides Guidance on Personal Paid Leave

Almost one year has passed since the Colorado Supreme Court declared that employers must pay accrued but unused vacation time upon separation of employment. Colorado employers should consider the current landscape of employer...more

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Colorado Supreme Court: Employers Must Pay Out Earned Vacation Upon Separation

Employers operating in Colorado gained clarity from the Colorado Supreme Court on a closely watched state wage and hour law issue—earned vacation pay must be paid out upon separation from employment, notwithstanding any...more

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Coloradans Vote to Give All Employees in the State Paid Family and Medical Leave

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On November 3, 2020, Colorado voters placed their ballots in favor of Proposition 118 – a first-of-its-kind ballot initiative. In passing the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act (FAMLI), Colorado joined just eight...more

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In Colorado, New Year Brings Major New Employment Laws Online

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As we wind down a particularly challenging 2020, businesses in Colorado must also prepare for a few significant changes in the state's employment laws and regulations set to take effect on January 1, 2021. Promotions, job...more

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Paid Family And Medical Leave Comes To Colorado

One of the quieter Election Day stories out of Colorado is one that will have a significant impact on employers. Voters approved Proposition 118, the “Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act.” Colorado joins 12 other...more

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Colorado Voters Approve Paid Medical And Family Leave Initiative

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Colorado voters approved the Paid Medical and Family Leave (PMFL) Initiative, Proposition 118, on Election Day. PMFL creates a state-run paid family and medical leave insurance program in Colorado that allows employees to...more

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Colorado Voters Approve Statewide Paid Family And Medical Leave

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On November 3, 2020, Colorado voters approved Colorado Proposition 118, setting the stage for creation of a statewide paid family and medical leave program. Proposition 118 creates a statutory program to provide paid leave...more

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FAQs For Colorado Paid Family Leave Law (FAMLI)

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On November 3, 2020, Colorado voters approved Proposition 118, the culmination of a long-running effort to mandate paid family and medical leave for all Colorado employees. This law continues the recent uptick of major...more

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Colorado Passes Broad Paid Sick Leave Law

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On July 14, 2020, Colorado’s Governor signed SB 20-205, the “Healthy Families and Workplaces Act” (the “Act”), requiring employers in the state to provide paid sick leave entitlements to employees under various circumstances...more

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