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Paid leave in Colorado

Weeks, pay, and how to stack it - the Colorado programs below, with the official sources and the dates the rules were checked.

State rules checked 2026-11-10 (rules file v1.0.1).

Run your numbers: the paid leave calculator, set to Colorado, stacks these rules with your pay, due date, and employer benefits into one week-by-week plan.

The programs

FAMLI

90% of wages on the first $804.46/week, 50% above that, up to $1,448.02/week.

12 weeks, plus up to 4 more for pregnancy or childbirth complications (this planner includes the +4 for a birth).

Maximum $1,448.02/week. No waiting period.

Thresholds are based on Colorado's state average weekly wage of $1,608.91 from July 1, 2026.

Rules effective July 1, 2026. Source: LeaveCalc summary citing famli.colorado.gov (July 2026 figures), checked 2026-11-10.

How it stacks

One program - FAMLI - covers both recovery and bonding. Medical weeks and family weeks come out of one combined limit: 12 weeks. A birth adds 4 extra weeks for pregnancy/childbirth.

One program covers both recovery and bonding. File through Colorado FAMLI.

Federal FMLA job protection, if you qualify, runs at the same time as the paid weeks. It does not add paid weeks after them. Employer paid leave, a short-term disability policy, and PTO can fill the unpaid gaps - the calculator stacks all of it on one timeline.

Job protection

Pay and job protection are separate tracks. The FMLA track below shows federal protection if you qualify; Colorado FAMLI job protection attaches after 180 days on the job - see the official sources.

Federal FMLA gives up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave if you qualify: employer with 50+ employees within 75 miles, 12+ months on the job, and 1,250+ hours worked in the last year. It pays nothing. It runs at the same time as paid leave, not after it.

Questions

How much does paid leave pay in Colorado?: FAMLI: 90% of wages on the first $804.46/week, 50% above that, up to $1,448.02/week.
How many weeks of paid leave do you get in Colorado?: FAMLI: 12 weeks, plus up to 4 more for pregnancy or childbirth complications (this planner includes the +4 for a birth).
When do these rates apply from?: FAMLI rates apply from July 1, 2026. Figures checked 2026-11-10.
Does Colorado paid leave protect your job?: Pay and job protection are separate tracks. The FMLA track below shows federal protection if you qualify; Colorado FAMLI job protection attaches after 180 days on the job - see the official sources.
How do you file, and in what order?: One program covers both recovery and bonding. File through Colorado FAMLI.

See your own plan: the paid leave calculator, set to Colorado, stacks these rules with your pay, due date, and employer benefits into one week-by-week plan.