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We’ve upgraded our appeals process for everyone who wants to dispute a decision and ask for another look.

If you’re an employer currently using an approved private plan to fulfill your FAMLI obligations and are interested in switching to Colorado’s state-run FAMLI coverage, our doors are open, and it’s easy to make the change. 

Colorado employers have a choice when meeting their obligations to offer paid family and medical leave to their employees. They may use the FAMLI Division to file quarterly wage reports and premiums, or they may get the Division’s approval to use a private insurance plan that meets or exceeds the law’s requirements.

Many Colorado workers filing FAMLI claims are using  a smartphone, which makes it easy to snap an image of their ID when verifying their identity. This will be the only time you will need to submit a photo.

When it comes to verifying health conditions or helping someone who is incapacitated, the FAMLI Division will never ask for photographic evidence. Instead, we created an online portal for health care providers to verify conditions for their patients.

Colorado’s labor force participation rate (the percentage of the population that is either working or actively looking for work) was 67.9 percent in July, compared with 62.7% nationally.

Colorado has extra reason to celebrate Workforce Development Month this year, the first where nearly all workers have access to paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI).

Nothing quite matches the excitement of welcoming a new child. Nothing quite matches the stress, either!

Fortunately, Colorado parents have options when they apply to take advantage of Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) to get time to bond with their new child.

Many new parents are telling us that they want to make sure their claims will begin as soon as the new child arrives through birth, adoption or foster placement. 

From migraines to rheumatoid arthritis, serious health conditions aren’t always predictable. In fact, many with an intermittent disease know that flare-ups can happen at the most inconvenient times.

That’s why Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program allows workers to take intermittent leave, meaning they can get pre-approved leave for times when they can’t plan or predict when a serious health condition forces them to step away from the job.