Wage and Hour, Paid Family Leave Law, Colorado

Colorado’s 2025 Legislative Session: Key Employment Law Changes and Compliance Updates for Employers

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/28/2025

The 2025 Colorado legislative session concluded on May 7, 2025. This latest session has brought a series of significant updates that are poised to reshape the compliance landscape for employers across the state. Among the...more

Colorado Lawmakers Were Busy in 2025 – What Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 7/17/2025

Colorado was once again busy this legislative session – and employers need to adjust their practices in order to adapt to some key new laws soon to take effect. We have highlighted below a few of the critical changes that...more

Coming Soon: More Changes to Colorado Employers’ Obligations under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/9/2023

Gov. Jared Polis recently signed into law three new reasons for which accrued paid sick leave can be used under Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA). Effective Aug. 7, 2023, accrued paid sick leave will also...more

Employers Should Be Prepared for Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/20/2022

Starting January 1, 2023, Colorado employers must comply with Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Act, which requires nearly all employers and all employees to contribute to the state’s paid family and...more

Colorado Issues Final Rules on Benefits and Employer Participation Requirements for Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance...

Littler on 9/7/2022

Colorado’s rulemaking process regarding its new paid family and medical leave insurance program (“FAMLI”) continues. On August 26, 2022, the state published final regulations on benefits and employer participation...more

Colorado Issues First Round of Regulations and Guidance on its Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program

Littler on 5/16/2022

In 2020, Colorado enacted a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program, following roughly a dozen states that have adopted similar programs in recent years. Since that time, the state has been building a new...more