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? |
Check your “Tasks” in My FAMLI+. If there’s nothing listed, you’re set! |
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While you’re focused on care, here are a few additional supports available to Colorado families. |
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Colorado Energy Savings Navigator |
Make sure you’re not paying too much for energy! Colorado’s first-of-its-kind Energy Savings Navigator helps eligible Coloradans navigate more than 500 state and federal programs to quickly find rebates, incentives and bill assistance programs in 10 minutes or less. |
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MyFriendBen checks your eligibility for 50+ benefit programs — free, fast, and anonymously. |
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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. |
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Local economic 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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Federal support + resources |
Use USA.gov’s benefit finder tool or search by category to learn about help available to you. |
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Spotlight on Intermittent Leave |
"Everything that you need could be just on the other side of fear." |
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When Kayla's home life became unsafe, leaving felt impossible. Court dates, therapy appointments, her daughter's care, and the fear of losing her job and paycheck were all pulling at her at once. Taking time away from work felt like a risk she couldn't afford. |
FAMLI changed that calculation. |
In this blog, Kayla, a Front Range mom using FAMLI's Safe Leave, shares how partial wage replacement gave her the financial distance she needed to protect herself and her daughter, show up to court, focus on her healing, and still feel like herself at work. |
Have a FAMLI story of your own? We’d love to hear it. |
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Paid leave exists so you can be there for the moments that matter — like Aldo was for his daughter. |
Tell us who’s made your paid leave “worth it” today! |
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In Colorado, care is a core value. Last month, FAMLI helped nearly 20,000 people take the time they needed to care for themselves and their families. |
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Help Someone You Love — Forward This Email |
A friend expecting a baby. A sibling dealing with a health scare. A coworker managing more than they can share. |
We all know someone who's going to need paid FAMLI leave someday, maybe even soon. But they may not know FAMLI exists, or just assumed it wasn't for them. |
One forwarded email fixes that. |
You don't have to explain anything. Just forward this to someone in your life who might need it one day. That's what FAMLI's community looks like in practice: people passing along something useful, just because they care. |
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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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