Colorado · CO FAMLI
Colorado paid family leave
Colorado FAMLI is a shared-contribution program covering both family and medical leave, administered by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
At a glance
Maximum duration
12 weeks per benefit year, plus up to 4 additional weeks for pregnancy or childbirth complications
Benefit formula
Progressive formula of roughly 37% to 90% of average weekly wage
Waiting period
None
Private plans
Program detail
How CO FAMLI works
CO FAMLI
- Program
- Family and Medical Leave Insurance (CO FAMLI)
- Contributions effective
- January 1, 2023
- Benefits effective
- January 1, 2024
- Covered employers
- All Colorado employers, including out-of-state employers with Colorado employees. Employers with fewer than 10 employees are exempt from the employer share.
- Employee eligibility
- Earned at least $2,500 in wages subject to FAMLI premiums
- Covered reasons
- Own serious health condition
- Bond with a new child
- Care for a family member with a serious health condition
- Qualifying military exigency
- Safe leave related to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault
- Maximum duration
- 12 weeks per benefit year, plus up to 4 additional weeks for pregnancy or childbirth complications
- Waiting period
- None
- Contribution rate
- 0.9% of wages
- Employee share
- Up to 50% of the total premium
- Benefit formula
- Progressive formula of roughly 37% to 90% of average weekly wage
- Maximum weekly benefit
- Capped at 90% of the state average weekly wage
- Private plans allowed
- YesFully insuredSelf-funded
- Approval and election
- Private plans must provide benefits at least as generous as the state plan and be approved by the Colorado Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance.
- State resource
- famli.colorado.gov/
- Information as of
- January 1, 2026
What this means for you
Employer and employee view
If you are the employer
Colorado permits a private plan, so you can meet the mandate with a Limemint plan instead of the state fund. It must be at least as generous as CO FAMLI, and employee contributions cannot exceed the state rate.
Colorado is an upcoming state for us. We write private plans in New York today, with New Jersey and Massachusetts launching soon, and we can tell you where Colorado sits on the roadmap.
Private plans must provide benefits at least as generous as the state plan and be approved by the Colorado Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance.
Employer detailIf you are an employee
You qualify based on earned at least $2,500 in wages subject to famli premiums. Benefits run for 12 weeks per benefit year, plus up to 4 additional weeks for pregnancy or childbirth complications, and there is no waiting period before your first payable week.
How to file a claimEstimate
What CO FAMLI might pay
A rough figure based on the published formula and weekly maximum. Nothing is submitted.
Estimate your weekly benefit
Two inputs, a rough number. Nothing is submitted or saved.
Enter your average weekly pay to see an estimate for CO FAMLI.
This is an estimate only. Your actual weekly benefit depends on your base-period wages, the state formula in effect when your leave begins, and any other income you receive during leave. It is not a determination of eligibility or a promise of payment.
Other jurisdictions
Compare nearby programs
New York is available now. New Jersey and Massachusetts are launching soon. The rest are upcoming states.
Talk to a specialist
Discuss a Colorado plan
Talk to a specialist
Tell us where your employees work and how you handle leave today. We will walk through the statutory programs that apply, your private plan options, and what implementation looks like.
Helpful to have ready
- Which states mandate paid family leave for your workforce
- Where a private plan is permitted and what the election process involves
- How the coverage and leave management platform work as one system
Best for
Employers, insurance brokers, and benefit administrators with multi-state obligations or an upcoming effective date.