Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program is a state run CU FAMLI provides all eligible employees a portion of their weekly salary for up to 12 weeks of leave to care for themselves or a family member, with an additional four weeks of leave for
complications during pregnancy or childbirth. FAMLI will run concurrently with FML and Parental Leave.
Out-of-State Employees
- Employees who live and work outside the state of Colorado should note that they are likely
not.
- eligible for CU FAMLI, but their state may have applicable paid leave laws for which they are eligible.
- All requests for other state-paid leave should be made directly to the state.
Eligibility
All employees who live in Colorado are eligible for CU FAMLI, except those that are paid via stipend (32xx job code). This includes faculty, staff, GMEs, student employees, and graduate students on appointment.
All eligible employees:
- Are eligible
for CU FAMLI salary benefit on the first day of employment
- Receive CU FAMLI job protection after 180 days of employment
- Are allowed 12 weeks of partial wage replacement through CU FAMLI every 12-month period
Eligible Leave
There are various reasons that constitute an eligible leave. CU FAMLI is available for:
- Caring for a new child during the first year after the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of that child
- Caring for a family member* with a serious health condition
- Caring for your own serious health condition
- Making arrangements for a family member’s military deployment
- Obtaining safe housing, care, and/or legal assistance in response to intimate partner violence, stalking, sexual assault, or sexual abuse
Understanding that families are unique, CU will determine familial relationships by looking
at the totality of the circumstances, including but not limited to:
- Shared financial responsibilities
- Emergency contact designations
- Expectation of care created by the relationship
- Cohabitation and geographical proximity
- Eligible CU FAMLI reasons
