Statewide paid family and medical leave (PFML) programs deliver essential benefits to individuals who need time away from ...

On January 1, 2026, Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law, which provides partial wage replacement benefits for time away from work under certain circumstances through a state-run program, will take effect. In ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over a 12-week coverage period of one’s choosing, the PFML program provides payments to Minnesota residents who purportedly need time away from work for “serious health” reasons or to take care of a ...

When California became the first state in the country to create a paid family leave program in 2004, it was groundbreaking, but it offered somewhat bare-bones benefits. Get stories like this delivered ...

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 ...