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January 16, 2024
In January 2023, we reported on Proposition 118, a ballot measure to create an insurance fund to enable Colorado workers to take paid family and medical leave. Both employers and employees have been contributing premiums to the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program for the past year. Benefits under the program became available to Colorado workers on January 1, 2024.
FAMLI provides up to 12 weeks of paid leave per year to Colorado workers to
Workers who experience pregnancy or childbirth complications may receive an additional four weeks for a total of 16 weeks per year.
Most Colorado workers become eligible to take paid leave after they have earned at least $2,500 in wages within Colorado in the last four quarters and have been working longer than 180 days for any employer. Wage replacement benefits are paid at a rate up to 90% of the employee’s average weekly wage, with lower wage earners receiving a higher percentage. Benefits are capped at $1,100 per week in 2024 and may be adjusted annually.
Employers are prohibited from discriminating or retaliating against employees who exercise their rights under the program.
*Special thanks to Ava Petrellese, our Paralegal, for her contributions to this article.
The author of this article, Patricia Tsipras, is a member of the Bar of Pennsylvania. This article is designed to provide one perspective regarding recent legal developments, and is not intended to serve as legal advice in Colorado, Pennsylvania, or any other jurisdiction, nor does it establish an attorney-client relationship with any reader of the article where one does not exist. Always consult an attorney with specific legal issues.
