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 ...

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 ...

Sen. Zaynab Mohamed, DFL-Minneapolis, is cheered by paid family leave supporters as she makes her way toward Senate Chambers at the state Capitol in 2023. Minnesota’s paid leave program launches in ...

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 ...

Minnesota will start the new year with a paid leave law that took years to implement, launching a new benefit — and a new tax — for workers and employers. Political stakes are high for the success of ...