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 ...

As paid family leave (PFL) expands to three new states in 2026—Delaware and Minnesota in January and Maine in May—the expansion of state benefit programs is not all sunshine and rainbows. In reality, ...

The companion measures passed over the objections of Republican lawmakers seeking carve-outs for small businesses that would be forced to honor weeks of paid time off for a broad range of legally ...

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 ...