42 E. Retaliation or Interference with HFWA Rights 1. Paid leave cannot be counted as an “absence” that may result in firing or another kind of adverse action. 2. An employee can’t be required to find a “replacement worker” or job coverage when taking paid leave. • An employer cannot fire, threaten, or otherwise retaliate against, or interfere with use of leave by, an employee who: • requests or takes HFWA leave; • informs or assists another person in exercising HFWA rights; • files a HFWA complaint; or • cooperates/assists in investigation of a HFWA violation. 3. If an employee’s reasonable, good-faith HFWA complaint, request, or other activity is incorrect, an employer need not agree or grant it, but cannot act against the employee for it. Employees can face consequences for misusing leave. Complaint Rights. Violations may be reported to the State of Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Division of Labor Standards and Statistics as complaints or anonymous tips, or may be filed as in court after exhausting pre-lawsuit remedies. For full versions of these laws, more detailed fact sheets, or questions, information, or complaints as to these or other labor laws, contact: Division of Labor Standards and Statistics, coloradolaborlaw.gov, cdle_labor_standards@state.co.us, 303-318-8441/ 888-390-7936.
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