Ba
llot History
Year:
2020
Ballot Number:
Proposition 118
Short Title:
Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program
Ballot Title:
Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the creation of a paid family and medical leave program in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, authorizing paid family and medical leave for a covered employee who has a serious health condition, is caring for a new child or for a family member with a serious health condition, or has a need for leave related to a family member’s military deployment or for safe leave; establishing a maximum of 12 weeks of family and medical leave, with an additional 4 weeks for pregnancy or childbirth complications, with a cap on the weekly benefit amount; requiring job protection for and prohibiting retaliation against an employee who takes paid family and medical leave; allowing a local government to opt out of the program; permitting employees of such a local government and self-employed individuals to participate in the program; exempting employers who offer an approved private paid family and medical leave plan; to pay for the program, requiring a premium of 0.9% of each employee’s wages, up to a cap, through December 31, 2024, and as set thereafter, up to 1.2% of each employee’s wages, by the director of the division of family and medical leave insurance; authorizing an employer to deduct up to 50% of the premium amount from an employee’s wages and requiring the employer to pay the remainder of the premium, with an exemption for employers with fewer than 10 employees; creating the division of family and medical leave insurance as an enterprise within the department of labor and employment to administer the program; and establishing an enforcement and appeals process for retaliation and denied claims?
Election Results:
Adopted
Votes For
:
1,804,546
(
57.7%
)
Votes Against:
1,320,386
(
42.3%
)
Type of Change:
Statutory
Initiative/Referendum:
Initiative
Bill/Resolution #:
Election Results - SOS:
https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/105975/web.264614/#/detail/1151
Categories:
Children/Domestic Matters