Employee Update on the FAMLI Program - December 15, 2022

On December 1 we communicated the Board of Education’s decision on FAMLI in We are 9-R.   On November 29, at the Regular Meeting, the Board of Education voted to decline all participation in the Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program. This means that while the district will not pay into the program, nor administer enrollment or payments for employees, employees will still be able to participate in the FAMLI program individually, if they choose to do so; employees do not have to participate.  With this decision by the board, HR and Finance will prepare information to go out to employees early next week to assist those individuals who do wish to enroll in FAMLI.

 

The CDLE provides the information below on their website for employees who are working for opted-out local government organizations:

 

Options for Employees of Opted-Out Local Governments

Local government employees whose employers have opted out can still access FAMLI benefits! They have until 2024 to decide whether to participate on their own: no action is required to self-elect FAMLI coverage until benefits become available in 2024. Here are your options when your employer opts out:

I don’t want the FAMLI Benefit

• As an employee you do not have to do anything if you do not want to participate in the FAMLI program.

I do want the FAMLI benefit: What do I need to do?

• Because FAMLI benefits don’t become available until 2024, you do not need to take any action until you can self-elect coverage in 2024. At that time, you will need to register with the FAMLI Division as an employee of an opted-out Local Government Employer in order to submit your wage reports and pay your FAMLI premiums.

• Your premiums will be 0.45% of your wages. 

• When you self-elect FAMLI coverage, you must commit to participating in the program by filing wage data and submitting premium payments for three years. 

• You will be eligible to file for a claim for FAMLI leave as of January 2024. More guidance on how to self-elect coverage and how to file a claim will be published here in late 2023.

To learn more about the CO FAMLI Program, visit: https://famli.colorado.gov/