<div dir="ltr">Good Morning!<div><br></div><div>State of Colorado Paid Family Medical Leave speaks to "newly placed adopted or fostered" which leads me to think that the intent of your scenario would be "no" it would not be covered. BUT you definitely have me thinking now...</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kqgvx2211" alt="image.png" width="563" height="164"><br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Brandy B. Malatesta, MPA, CCP, SHRM-CP</b><br></div><div><font color="#444444" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px"><b>Senior Manager, Compensation<br></b></font><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1a7JfX9rVFkPZFgFz2v3Owh-sj8J_y5jO&revid=0B3EBVOrCqN5dUHJoZTRsbFRlRCtyc1NsM24xS2YzYm9LbmxnPQ" style="font-size:12.72px"><br style="font-size:12.72px"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">P </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">303.866.5383</a><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> | C </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">303.919.0507</a><br></div><font color="#444444" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px">1525 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203<br><a href="mailto:brandy.malatesta@state.co.us" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">brandy.malatesta@state.co.us</a> </font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">|</span><font color="#444444" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dhr.colorado.gov_&d=DwMFaQ&c=sdnEM9SRGFuMt5z5w3AhsPNahmNicq64TgF1JwNR0cs&r=r-1Qto1KbmOT9IuFKjdCBe1cwNsjdWPwQASiVTuh1uU&m=OPL1RHuSgzYdRSeFYoCXT9N8yYevO3TfVARXQsqAwbs&s=09M7SNLAh31w3-4ZHHSjv2UtPgA0FBiyNG7N_vP35Tw&e=" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">dhr.colorado.gov</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> | </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__careers.colorado.gov_&d=DwMFaQ&c=sdnEM9SRGFuMt5z5w3AhsPNahmNicq64TgF1JwNR0cs&r=r-1Qto1KbmOT9IuFKjdCBe1cwNsjdWPwQASiVTuh1uU&m=OPL1RHuSgzYdRSeFYoCXT9N8yYevO3TfVARXQsqAwbs&s=dRn-jveEDZqpO67GYNM0MguqVYwLkz_EgCU_7y1QF2A&e=" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">careers.colorado.gov</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div><font color="#444444" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px"></font></div><div><b><i><br></i></b></div><div><b><i>Upcoming Time Off: July 2, 2021</i></b></div><div><b><i><br></i></b></div><div><b><i>DPA core values: Service | Teamwork | Integrity | Responsiveness | Transparency</i></b><font color="#525252" face="trebuchet ms"><br></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 9:03 AM Zeller, Ellen <<a href="mailto:Ellen.Zeller@state.sd.us">Ellen.Zeller@state.sd.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">A quick question for any states who offer Paid Family Leave for employees who adopt a child. If your employee is a stepparent who is adopting a stepchild or stepchildren, would you allow paid family leave for that circumstance?
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have had a request to do so and our policy does not specifically make them ineligible, although one could say that was not the intent of paid family leave for adoption. Just hoping to get info on what other states who offer paid family
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks! And happy Monday!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ellen Zeller<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Ellen Zeller</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt"> |</span><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Director HR Centers of Excellence</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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