This is an official communication from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Family & Medical Leave Insurance Division. |
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If you’re receiving this, it means you’re taking time away from work because something important needs your attention. That might be welcoming a new child, caring for someone you love, or focusing on your own health. Whatever brought you here, this is exactly why Colorado’s FAMLI exists. |
We can’t prevent illness or solve every challenge families face. But we can provide a bit of stability, and the breathing room to focus on who and what matters most. |
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We’re glad to help you be there — and to make sure you have steady support, while you’re away. Thank you for being a part of our FAMLI. |
Tracy Marshall
Division Director |
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Whether you just started your leave or are planning your return, here are a few steady reminders. |
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Questions? Check here BEFORE you call FAMLI |
Many common claim questions can be answered with a quick review in your My FAMLI+ account. Checking a few details first may help move your claim forward faster. |
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On intermittent, reduced schedule, or Neonatal Care leave? |
Remember to log your leave hours weekly in your My FAMLI+ account. Payments begin once 8 hours of eligible leave have been reported, and continue weekly once hours are submitted. |
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Seeing an error message when reporting intermittent hours? |
Your health care provider may have selected the “30-day Absence Parameters” option. With this option, FAMLI calculates a running total of your leave hours from the 30 days prior to your reporting — and you can’t report more leave hours in that timeframe than your approved Absence Parameters allow. To change this option, talk with your health care provider. |
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Your first payment will be made one week after your leave begins, and continue weekly on the same day each week. |
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Don’t keep it a secret — file a new claim in My FAMLI+, and submit an updated Serious Health Condition Form (SHCF) certified by your healthcare provider within 60 days. Your new claim can be approved only once the new SHCF is received. |
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Need something translated? |
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Unsure if you need to take action? |
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While you’re focused on care, here are a few additional supports available to Colorado families this season. |
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Struggling to access essential benefits like food assistance or heating aid? MyFriendBen can help! This online tool simplifies the process of finding assistance you may qualify for, in as little as 6 minutes. Check it out → |
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Free tax filing & Colorado tax credits |
Many Colorado families miss out on claiming their refund, leaving money on the table. Tax credits can sound complicated, but getting them isn’t. |
- The Family Affordability Tax Credit is worth up to $3,200 per child 5 years and younger.
- The Care Worker Tax Credit is worth up to $1,200 for early childhood professionals, child care workers, and certain direct care workers.
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Emergency rental assistance |
If you’ve fallen behind on rent, the Division of Housing has funding available, with priority for those facing eviction. Learn more → |
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Local support + resources |
Through Colorado PEAK and 2-1-1 Colorado, you can find support for housing, food, health services, child care, cash, employment, legal services, and other community resources — including crisis and cold-weather assistance. |
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If you received FAMLI benefits in 2025, you should have received a 1099-G form for tax purposes. This form reports the total benefits paid to you during the calendar year. |
You can access your 1099-G through your FAMLI portal. If you have questions about how it affects your tax filing, consider speaking with a tax professional or using a free filing service such as Get Ahead Colorado. |
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He Helped Coloradans Take Paid Leave. Then He Needed It Himself. |
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Gordon, a FAMLI Contact Center manager in Colorado, who used paid family and medical leave to care for his mother and bond with his newborn daughter. |
“Survivors need time — time to build safety plans, care for their families, and rebuild their lives.” |
Before joining the FAMLI Division, Gordon spent years working with organizations that support survivors of domestic violence. In that work, he heard the same challenge again and again: survivors often need time to stabilize their lives, but too many face the impossible choice between their safety and their paycheck. |
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In this blog, Gordon reflects on how paid family and medical leave helps close that gap — and why ensuring people have time to care for themselves and their families is such an important part of building safer, stronger communities. |
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Have a FAMLI story of your own? We’d love to hear it. |
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“Anything that kid does makes me feel worth it. Seeing that he doesn’t have the weight of bringing out the family from poverty, him just going out to get into his own messes…has been the proudest moments of my life.” |
Behind every FAMLI policy, email, phone call, and social post is a real person, with people that make them feel “worth it.” |
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In Colorado, care is part of life. Last month, more than 8,000 people paused work to care for their health, their families, or themselves. |
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Leave looks different for everyone. Some people are settling into new routines, while others are preparing to head back to work. Whenever that moment comes for you, you can update your claim in the portal — and reach out to us if you need support along the way. |
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Be sure to follow us and engage with the account at @coloradofamli
on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. |
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Colorado Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) 707 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202 Unsubscribe |
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