SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota's new paid leave program is up and running. Although the policy doesn't technically take effect until the calendar flips to 2026 later this week, state officials revealed ...

Roughly 12,000 Minnesotans have already applied for the state's new paid family leave program, according to an update by the Department of Employment and Economic Development. The program officially ...

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 ...