The kick off of Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program is just over two months away and the pressure is on for a smooth rollout. Taxpayers will have high expectations because most ...

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 ...

Minnesota will launch a new paid family and medical leave program on January 1. State officials are trying to learn from other states, like Washington, which is facing a program shortfall. Some ...

The Paid Family and Medical Leave program goes into place Jan. 1 and offers employees up to 20 weeks of paid time off in the case of serious health events. Minnesota Department of Employment and ...

Fraud and the state's new paid family and medical leave policy are top-of-mind issues for two area Republican legislators, and were the same for constituents at a town hall session in Clara City on ...

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 ...

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 ...

In an interview with The Dartmouth, sociology professor Kristin Smith explained why less than 3% of the state’s workforce have joined the state’s paid leave program and what this means for workers and ...

The program's director says it will significantly change how Maine workers balance employment and personal responsibilities.