ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s new paid family and medical leave program is available to most workers in the state after its official launch on Jan. 1, and the first payments are set to go out to thousands of ...

The Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave program will be among the biggest new state initiatives in many years, requiring up to 400 new state employees and nearly a billion dollars in start-up ...

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) is promoting a new government assistance program open to illegal immigrants in Minnesota, as he faces scrutiny for allegedly allowing statewide welfare fraud, reportedly committed ...

Minnesota’s new paid leave program has seen attempts at fraud within its first month, according to state officials. The program, which offers 12-20 weeks of paid, job-protected leave for medical or ...

Evan Rowe, deputy commissioner for the Department of Employment and Economic Development, poses near a countdown clock in his office on Tuesday, Aug. 5.

Minnesota has launched a paid leave program that can be used for illness, family care and taking time off after having a baby. "Minnesota just launched our statewide paid leave program," Governor Tim ...

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 ...