Coloradans deserve a paid family and medical leave program, however, the proposal currently being introduced is not beneficial to the vast majority of workers. I have chronic intermittent severe back pain, and it is impossible to predict when it will flare up. The mandatory waiting period to be eligible for paid benefits is alarming to …
Delayed Eligibility Harms Workers with Chronic Health Conditions Read More »
I am a public school teacher, and my family has faced hardship because of a lack of paid family and medical leave – but I do not believe that an employer mandate is a solution to this need. I had my son, Olly, in 2017 after a difficult pregnancy and a healthy birth. I was …
The current paid family and medical leave proposal, a for-profit model that involves private insurance companies, does not give workers the protections that we need. Throughout my 20 year career, I have taken multiple leaves of absence due to my son’s chronic illness and need a paid family and medical leave program that is portable …
Coloradans deserve a paid family and medical leave program that benefits all of us Read More »
The Colorado Children’s Campaign strongly believes that paid family and medical leave is critical to support infant and maternal health and family economic security. A young child’s early relationships, especially with parents, shape the architecture of the developing brain, forming the foundation for all learning and relationships that follow. Paid leave also helps ensure that …
I am the sole caretaker and provider for an elderly, disabled parent who lives with advanced multiple sclerosis and dementia and is wheelchair-bound. We are a one-income household, I am disabled, and our migratory status prevents us from accessing public programs. For families like mine, paid family and medical leave is not a luxury, it …
