C.R.S. Section 8-13.3-502
Purposes and findings

The people of the state of Colorado hereby find and declare that:

(1)

Workers in Colorado experience a variety of personal and family caregiving obligations, but it can be difficult or impossible to adequately respond to those needs without access to paid leave.

(2)

Access to paid family and medical leave insurance helps employers in Colorado by reducing turnover, recruiting workers, and promoting a healthy business climate, while also ensuring that smaller employers can compete with larger employers by providing paid leave benefits to their workers through an affordable insurance program.

(3)

Paid family and medical leave insurance will also provide a necessary safety net for all Colorado workers when they have personal or family caregiving needs, including low-income workers living paycheck to paycheck who are disproportionately more likely to lack access to paid leave and least able to afford unpaid leave.

(4)

Due to the need to provide paid time off to Colorado workers to address family and medical needs, such as the arrival of a new child, military family needs, and a personal or a family member’s serious health condition, including the effects of domestic violence and sexual assault, it is necessary to create a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance enterprise and to authorize the enterprise to:

(a)

Collect insurance premiums from employers and employees at rates reasonably calculated to defray the costs of providing the program’s leave benefits to workers; and

(b)

Receive and expend revenues generated by the premiums and other moneys, issue revenue bonds and other obligations, expend revenues generated by the premiums to pay family and medical leave insurance benefits and associated administrative and program costs, and exercise other powers necessary and appropriate to carry out its purposes.

(5)

The fiscal approach of this part 5 has been informed by the experience of other state family and medical leave insurance programs, modeling based on the Colorado workforce, and input from a variety of stakeholders in Colorado.

(6)

The creation of a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance enterprise is in the public interest and will promote the health, safety, and welfare of all Coloradans, while also encouraging an entrepreneurial atmosphere and economic growth.

Source: Section 8-13.3-502 — Purposes and findings, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-08.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

8‑13.3‑201
Short title 8‑13.3‑202
Definitions 8‑13.3‑203
Family and medical leave - state requirements 8‑13.3‑204
Enforcement 8‑13.3‑205
Repeal of part 8‑13.3‑301
Legislative declaration 8‑13.3‑302
Definitions 8‑13.3‑303
Department to perform analyses 8‑13.3‑304
Family and medical leave implementation task force 8‑13.3‑305
Paid family and medical leave program implementation authorization 8‑13.3‑401
Short title 8‑13.3‑402
Definitions 8‑13.3‑403
Paid sick leave - accrual - carry forward to subsequent year - comparable leave provided by employer - no payment for unused leave - rules 8‑13.3‑404
Use of paid sick leave - purposes - time increments 8‑13.3‑405
Additional paid sick leave during a public health emergency 8‑13.3‑406
Paid sick leave related to COVID-19 8‑13.3‑407
Employee rights protected - retaliation prohibited 8‑13.3‑408
Notice to employees - penalty - rules 8‑13.3‑409
Employer records 8‑13.3‑410
Authority of director - rules 8‑13.3‑411
Enforcement - judicial review of director’s actions 8‑13.3‑412
Confidentiality of employee information - definition 8‑13.3‑413
Employers encouraged to provide more generous paid sick leave 8‑13.3‑414
Other legal requirements applicable 8‑13.3‑415
Collective bargaining agreements 8‑13.3‑416
Employer policies 8‑13.3‑417
Severability 8‑13.3‑418
Employer authorized to take disciplinary action 8‑13.3‑501
Short title 8‑13.3‑502
Purposes and findings 8‑13.3‑503
Definitions 8‑13.3‑504
Eligibility 8‑13.3‑505
Duration 8‑13.3‑506
Amount of benefits - portability 8‑13.3‑507
Premiums 8‑13.3‑508
Division of family and medical leave insurance 8‑13.3‑509
Leave and employment protection 8‑13.3‑510
Coordination of benefits 8‑13.3‑511
Notice 8‑13.3‑512
Appeals 8‑13.3‑513
Erroneous payments and disqualification for benefits 8‑13.3‑514
Elective coverage 8‑13.3‑515
Reimbursement of advance payments 8‑13.3‑516
Family and medical leave insurance program 8‑13.3‑517
Income tax 8‑13.3‑518
Family and medical leave insurance fund - establishment and investment - repeal 8‑13.3‑519
Reports 8‑13.3‑520
Public education 8‑13.3‑521
Substitution of private plans 8‑13.3‑522
Local government employers’ ability to decline participation in program - rules 8‑13.3‑523
Severability 8‑13.3‑524
Effective date
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 8-13.3-502’s source at colorado​.gov