Paid Time Off
(PTO) Policy (CO)

Summary

This template is a Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy that grants employees paid time off from work for a variety of reasons in lieu of an individual vacation policy, sick leave policy, or personal leave policy. This PTO Policy contains practical guidance, drafting notes, alternate clauses, and optional clauses. Note that the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) requires employers with 16 of more employees to provide employees with paid sick leave. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-13.3-401 et seq. This template has been edited to comply with the HFWA to help you draft policies affected by the HFWA. This template is intended for private employers. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. Its language has been customized to comply with Colorado and federal law. As a result, the text of this template differs from the non-jurisdictional Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy. For a full listing of key content that can be used by in-house counsel to develop, revise, and implement a company's employee and third-party-related policies, see In-House Company Policies Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering leaves for employees, see Leaves for Employees Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering employee handbook considerations, see Employee Handbook Resource Kit. For information on Colorado leave laws, see Leave Law (CO). For more information on Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), see Colorado Labor and Employment Law § 2.02. For information on state leave laws, see Paid Sick Leave State and Local Law Survey (Private Employers) and Paid Vacation and PTO State Law Survey.