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Colorado FAMLI Benefits Become Available to Employees January 2024
Colorado's FAMLI program begins paying benefits on January 1, 2024. Employees can now draw paid family and medical leave, and employers face anti-discrimination obligations.
By Joel Riley
Colorado POWR Act Expands Workplace Discrimination Protections and Adds Marital Status
Colorado's Protecting Opportunities and Workers' Rights (POWR) Act (SB 23-172) adds marital status as a protected class and significantly expands harassment and discrimination protections. Effective August 7, 2023.
By Joel Riley
Colorado Expands Paid Sick Leave Uses to Include Bereavement and Evacuation
Colorado's SB 23-017 expands permitted uses of paid sick leave under the HFWA to include bereavement, family care during closures, and evacuation due to emergencies. Effective August 7, 2023.
By Joel Riley
Colorado Supplemental Public Health Emergency Leave Requirement Ends June 9, 2023
Colorado's COVID-era supplemental public health emergency sick leave requirement expires June 9, 2023. The underlying Healthy Families and Workplaces Act sick leave requirements remain in full effect.
By Joel Riley
Colorado Extends Military Leave for National Guard and Reserve Members to Three Weeks
Colorado HB23-1045 extends annual military leave from 15 days to three weeks for National Guard and Reserve members employed by both public and private employers.
By Joel Riley
Wage Transparency Laws: What Employers Need to Know Across Multiple States and Localities
A comprehensive guide to wage transparency and pay disclosure laws enacted across California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and several cities.
By Joel Riley