HB 18-1001

HB 18-1001, also known as the FAMLI Family Medical Leave Insurance Program, establishes a new program in Colorado that allows workers to receive partial wage replacement when they need time off for their own serious health issues, to care for a family member with such issues, or to welcome a new child. Employees will pay into this fund through premiums, which are based on a percentage of their yearly wages and won't exceed 0.99% initially. The bill has been signed into law, meaning that the program can now be implemented by the Department of Labor and Employment. This affects all employees in Colorado who contribute to the fund and may benefit from it when they need leave.

Official Summary

The bill creates the family and medical leave insurance (FAMLI) program in the division of family and medical leave insurance (division) in the department of labor and employment to provide partial wage-replacement benefits to an eligible individual who takes leave from work to care for a new child or a family member with a serious health condition or who is unable to work due to the individual's own serious health condition. Each employee in the state will pay a premium determined by the director of the division by rule, which premium is based on a percentage of the employee's yearly wages and must not initially exceed .99%. The premiums are deposited into the family and medical leave insurance fund from which family and medical leave benefits are paid to eligible individuals. The director may also impose a solvency surcharge by rule if determined necessary to ensure the soundness of the fund. The division is established as an enterprise, and premiums paid into the fund are not considered state revenues for purposes of the taxpayer's bill of rights (TABOR). (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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