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DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce released the following statement from Loren Furman, Senior Vice President of State and Federal Relations, on the ballot initiatives filed yesterday on a family and medical leave program:
“Five legislative sessions and an interim task force have demonstrated that this issue is complex and any new policy on family and medical leave should strike a balance between businesses and employees. These ballot initiatives, however, reflect the same stale approach that has failed with the legislature time and time again. A payroll tax on every worker and business in the state will hurt the very people this policy is intended to help – especially small businesses and Coloradans living paycheck-to-paycheck. We will continue to push for a more measured, balanced approach to providing paid leave to those that need it while minimizing the negative consequences.”
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