ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s Paid Family Medical Leave program, set to fully launch Jan. 1, will open applications on Wednesday, Dec. 3, to those who welcomed a child in 2025. Gov. Tim Walz visited one of ...

ST. PAUL — Starting Jan. 1, Minnesota workers will have new coverage options to take paid family and medical leave that guarantees partial pay replacement and a return to their position. The agency ...

Gov. Tim Walz signed the paid family and medical leave bill into law on May 25, 2023 The law, which goes into affect in January 2026, makes Minnesota one of a dozen states that require workers are ...

The bill, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), would provide income support for workers who need time off for health conditions, the birth or ...

The 13,700 approvals are slightly above pace expected in the first year, though it could be due to the “baby bump.” ...

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When Minnesota launches its taxpayer-funded paid family and medical leave program on Jan. 1, it will be the 13th state to offer such benefits — and one of only a few that has built its system from the ...

A massive influx of applicants filed to take advantage of Minnesota's new paid leave law before benefits even went into effect, as fraud watchdogs warn that the taxpayer-funded assistance program, ...