Higher Wages? Paid Leave? Voters Decide What Employers Must Do

Colorado’s voters will decide Nov. 3 whether they want the state to set up a paid family leave program, with the cost shared by companies and employees.

Workforce law also could be jolted in Florida, where a $15-an-hour minimum wage is on the ballot, and in California, where the election will decide whether rideshare and food delivery drivers will be exempted from a 2019 law requiring them to be classified as employees.

Supporters of the Colorado ballot measure (Proposition 118) are making the argument that a paid leave guarantee would help the state’s economy in the long run ...