Denver's Career Service Board has tightened up eligibility rules for a popular paid leave program for Denver city employees known as "Care Bank," leading one Denver City Council member, Flor Alvidrez, to criticize the changes.

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"I think it's unfair to put in this policy all of a sudden," Alvidrez said.

The Care Bank program went into effect in Denver in 2024, allowing city workers to take up to eight weeks of paid leave for a variety of reasons including personal health issues, caring for a child, or caring for a family member with a serious health condition. The program cost nothing for city employees, pays them 100% of their salary, and turned out to be extremely popular -- so popular that in the Denver paramedic division, leave usage in 2024 shot up 334%, necessitat

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