DENVER – Monday, December 21, 2020, Governor Polis announced that effective January 2021, state employees will be eligible for Paid Family Medical Leave program to care for a loved one, welcome a new child into the home, or recover from a serious illness.
“One of the core values of my administration is supporting families. That is why I have championed lowering the cost of healthcare with programs like reinsurance, free full day kindergarten and expanding access to preschool. It is also why many of my senior and cabinet level positions are held by women, many of whom are parenting young children,” said Governor Jared Polis. “I am proud to say that Paid Leave will now be a reality for State Employees, many of whom have worked day and night during this past year to ensure that we can save the lives of Coloradans and come out stronger from this public health crisis.”
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Colorado state employees will have access to a Paid Family Medical Leave program starting January 2021, Gov. Jared Polis office announced Monday.
The new program will be the first time state employees have access to pay if they need to care for a loved one, recover from a serious illness or be at home with a new child. I am proud to say that Paid Leave will now be a reality for State Employees, many of whom have worked day and night during this past year to ensure that we can save the lives of Coloradans and come out stronger from this public health crisis,” Polis said in a news release.
Polis announces paid family medical leave for state employees Eli Kirshbaum | Dec 21, 2020
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Gov. Jared Polis announced a new paid family medical leave program for state employees in a press release on Monday. A first of its kind for the state, Colorado’s Paid Family Medical Leave program was created in partnership with Colorado WINS and will be implemented in January 2021. It will make state employees eligible for paid leave to care for loved ones, new children, or recover from a serious illness.
“One of the core values of my administration is supporting families,” Polis said. “That is why I have championed lowering the cost of healthcare with programs like reinsurance, free full day kindergarten and expanding access to preschool. It is also why many of my senior and cabinet level positions are held by women, many of whom are parenting young children. I am proud to say that Paid Leave will now be a reality for State Employees, many of whom ha
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