Colorado § 8-13.3-506 Amount of benefits - portability

Colorado Statutes

§ 8-13.3-506 — Amount of benefits - portability

Colorado § 8-13.3-506

Title 08Labor and

Art.Family and Medical Leave

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13.3-506 (2026).

Text

(1)The amount of family and medical leave insurance benefits shall be determined as follows:

(a)The weekly benefit shall be determined as follows:

(I)The portion of the covered individual's average weekly wage that is equal to or less than 50 percent of the state average weekly wage shall be replaced at a rate of 90 percent; and

(II)The portion of the covered individual's average weekly wage that is more than 50 percent of the state average weekly wage shall be replaced at a rate of 50 percent.

(b)The maximum weekly benefit is 90 percent of the state average weekly wage; except that for paid family and medical leave beginning before January 1, 2025, the maximum weekly benefit is 1,100 dollars.

(2)The division shall calculate a covered individual's weekly benefit amount b

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(1) The amount of family and
medical leave insurance benefits shall be determined as follows:

(a) The weekly benefit shall be determined as follows:

(I) The portion of the covered individual's average weekly wage that is equal
to or less than 50 percent of the state average weekly wage shall be replaced at a
rate of 90 percent; and

(II) The portion of the covered individual's average weekly wage that is more
than 50 percent of the state average weekly wage shall be replaced at a rate of 50
percent.

(b) The maximum weekly benefit is 90 percent of the state average weekly
wage; except that for paid family and medical leave beginning before January 1,
2025, the maximum weekly benefit is 1,100 dollars.

(2) The division shall calculate a covered individual's weekly benefit amount
based on the covered individual's average weekly wage, up to the maximum total
benefit established in subsection (1)(b) of this section. If a covered individual taking
paid family and medical leave from a job continues working at an additional job or
jobs during this time, the division shall not consider the covered individual's average
weekly wage earned from the additional job or jobs when calculating the covered
individual's weekly benefit amount. A covered individual with multiple jobs may
elect whether to take leave from one job or multiple jobs.

Legislative History

Source: Initiated 2020: Entire part added, Proposition 118, L. 2021, p. 4230, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 31, 2020. L. 2023: (2) amended, (SB 23-046), ch. 40, p. 159, � 2, effective March 23.