Safe Leave Explained: Paid FAMLI Benefits to Support Survivors

The webinar focuses on the SAFE LEAVE program and what it means for survivors. What is paid safe leave? Who qualifies for the program? What about confidentiality? How does it work and how can it be used to support survivors? These questions and more are answered throughout this webinar designed specifically for advocacy professionals. Colorado’s Family and medical Leave program (FAMLI) paid leave program passed at the ballot box in 2020, began paying benefits on January 1, 2024, and includes specific provisions for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking meant to increase their safety and to limit the economic impact of victimization. Presented by Lydia Waligorski, a skilled Public Policy professional who hopes to address the policy intersections experienced by families with young children and upward economic mobility. Her previous policy work includes leading multiple successful policy wins of Colorado’s domestic violence coalition for seven years, creating the first administrative law rules for the FAMLI program and working as a subject matter expert in both paid leave and gender-based violence.
This training was supported by Grant No. 2020-WF-AX-0043, 15JOVW-21-GG-00555-STOP, and 15JOVW-22-GG-00412-STOP awarded by the state administering office for the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice's STOP Formula Grant Program. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this training are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the state or the U.S. Department of Justice.