Funding for the insurance pool is a split between employee and employer, who each would contribute 0. The plan has been years in the making and has gone through various iterations at the state Capitol. Faith Winter, a Democrat from Westminster, first introduced legislation to create a paid-leave program in and has run a similar bill every year since.
The closest she got to passing it — even when Democrats controlled both the House and Senate — was last year, when the legislature reduced the bill to a study and set up a task force. The bipartisan group spent seven months in investigating the merits of a paid-leave program, including ordering an actuarial study and reviewing policies in the eight other states with similar paid-leave programs.
Colorado is the first state where voters approved a paid leave program, instead of the legislature. Democrats planned to introduce a bill in to finally pass paid leave, despite opposition from the business community. Then the coronavirus pandemic put the legislative session on hold, pushing several Democratic priorities off at least another year. Workers could take up to 12 weeks of paid time off to care for a new baby or adopted child, recover from an illness, or take care of a relative who is seriously ill.
It was approved. A "no" vote opposed establishing a paid family and medical leave program in Colorado. An additional four weeks of leave are allowed for pregnancy or childbirth complications.
The first premiums will be paid beginning on January 1, , and benefits will begin to be available on January 1, Under Proposition , employers cannot take disciplinary or retaliatory actions against employees for requesting or using paid leave. Currently, 2. Coloradans should not have to choose between paying their bills and taking care of their seriously ill family members or having a baby.
Not Now Colorado was registered to oppose Proposition Not Now Colorado said, "[The initiative] is dishonest. To fund the program, proponents designate a 'payroll premium' as the source. The premium is actually a payroll tax deducted directly for the paychecks of hardworking Coloradans. Did anyone ask them if they could afford it? Colorado is in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and an economic recession that has been compared to the Great Depression. Is now the time to ask families who are just getting back to work to pay a payroll tax out of their wages for an unproven, state-run program that they may not ever use?
Not Now, Colorado! For the first two years of the program and , the premiums are set to be 0. The initiative exempts businesses with less than 10 employees from paying the premium. Sole proprietors can opt in to the program. Premiums under the program will begin on January 1, The premium may be set up to a cap of 1.
A covered individual may receive up to 12 weeks of paid family or medical leave under Proposition The following table shows an example of paid family and medical leave benefits: [6]. A covered individual can take leave for the following reasons: [6]. Job protections become available to employees who work for the employer for at least days. Employees who take leave under Proposition are entitled to return to the same position or a position with the same pay, benefits, and seniority or status.
Employees cannot lose their health benefits during their leave and are still be required to pay their health insurance premiums while on leave. The summary and analysis provided for this measure in the State Ballot Information Booklet are available on page 54 at this link.
The fiscal impact statement was as follows: [6]. Because of higher-than-usual economic uncertainty, the amount of premiums collected may differ from this estimate.
The measure may also increase state revenue from bond proceeds and potentially gifts, grants, or donations to cover program start-up costs beginning in state budget year The timing of when this additional revenue is received will depend on final budget estimates for the program and when revenue bonds are issued. State spending. Local government spending. Beginning January 1, , local governments that participate in the PFML insurance program, school districts, and other public entities will have increased spending to pay the employer share of premiums for their employees.
Local governments will also be required to process payroll deductions, and coordinate leave and benefits for employees. Local governments that decline to participate will not pay premiums, but may still be required to handle premium deductions and coordinate leave and benefits for employees if they have employees that elect to participate in the PFML insurance program.. The full text of the measure can be read below. The word count for the ballot title is , and the estimated reading time is 1 minute and 12 seconds.
Ballotpedia identified one committee registered to oppose the initiative: Not Now Colorado. The following table includes contribution and expenditure totals for the committee in support of the initiative.
The following table includes contribution and expenditure totals for the committee in opposition to the initiative. To read Ballotpedia's methodology for covering ballot measure campaign finance information, click here. Poll results for the measure are detailed below: [9]. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of FMLA provides that eligible employees may take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year for the following reasons: [10].
FMLA applies to public agencies, public and private elementary and secondary schools, and companies with 50 employees or more. Employees are covered after having worked with the employer for 12 months and contributed 1, hours of work during the 12 months. Under FMLA, employees must be restored to their job or given an equivalent job with the same pay, benefits, and conditions. The employee's health insurance benefits are required to continue under FMLA.
Under FMLA, employers cannot retaliate against employees for taking family or medical leave. The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act expanded medical and family leave for reasons related to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The act provided that, from April 1, , through December 31, , employees were eligible for: [11]. The law was designed to apply to certain public employers and private employers with less than employees. Denver Broncos.
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