Many said they have similar or better programs in place for their workers. The deadline to opt out is March 31.
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Posted inBusiness
What’s Working: Prepare for some new costs of being employed in 2023 in Colorado
Paid leave and a higher unemployment insurance expense, as well as higher minimum wages are among policies that take effect Jan. 1.
Posted inEconomy
What’s Working: Behind the new fee many Colorado workers and employers will see in 2023
The state’s paid family leave program starts in January but not in the way you might expect. Plus: Readers share their job worries, Colorado jobs, and more!
Posted inBusiness, Opinion, Opinion Columns, Politics and Government
Opinion: Social benefit programs, like paid family leave, may not be easy. But they’re worth it.
This session, legislators had the opportunity to join states across the nation in modernizing the workplace and providing more equitable benefits for all. By creating the Family Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI), Colorado could have joined the national movement to ensure public benefits match not only today’s current reality, but also the future of work. […]
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics and Government
For many business groups, Colorado’s 2019 legislative session has been “very difficult” to navigate
When he heard about legislation to create a state-run paid family and medical leave plan for workers in Colorado, Scott Bright took out his calculator. “I ran the numbers and, really, the cost of it was not as large of a red flag as the effect it would have on my employees, business and clients,” […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: If we want to support women entrepreneurs, Colorado needs a paid family leave plan
My husband and I would love to be parents someday, but that someday is hard to prepare for when you are a solo entrepreneur. In Colorado, self-employed women, like me, who want to be moms don’t have many options. Often we have to depend on a high-earning partner, our family’s emergency savings, or we have […]
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Colorado Democrats postpone paid family leave effort until 2020, opt for study after mounting pressure against bill
Democrats at the Colorado Capitol won’t meet one of their prime goals this year, passing a paid family and parental leave bill, opting instead to study how to resolve differences surrounding the bill in hopes of pushing forward in the 2020 legislative session. The resolution comes after weeks of mounting pressure from business groups against […]