Most Colorado employees will have two paid leave options as of January 1, 2024. As a reminder, the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) has been in effect since 2020 and provides one hour of paid leave to employees for every 30 hours worked; learn more in Employers Council’s HFWA whitepaper. The Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) will be available as of January 1, 2024, for employees to take paid leave time; see our FAMLI resources to learn more.
To assist employers with coordinating these benefits, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) recently issued a revised Interpretive Notice & Formal Opinion (INFO) #6C. It addresses the overlap between the HFWA and FAMLI and provides a helpful overview of each law and case scenarios to illustrate the various ways these benefits interact.
Employers must also coordinate employee rights under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and FAMLI, as this article explains. Page six of this whitepaper describes coordination of FAMLI benefits with HFWA and FMLA.
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