US EditionNearly 12K Minnesotans Apply for Paid Leave After Law Went Into Effect
Minnesota's new laws include a paid family and medical leave program covering up to 20 weeks annually with 75% of workers benefiting, along with updated labor and hunting regulations.
- Beginning Thursday, a statewide Paid Family and Medical Leave program launches as a package of 2025 session laws takes effect covering health care, voting, labor standards, and hunting.
- Passed in 2023, the Minnesota Legislature financed the Paid Family and Medical Leave program with nearly $668 million initial funding and payroll tax 0.88% split between employers and employees.
- The program offers up to 12 weeks for family and medical leave, with nearly 12,000 early applications reviewed by Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
- Workers will now be entitled to rest and meal breaks, with job protection after 90 days, and minimum wage rising to $11.13, while the training wage increases to $9.31.
- Starting Jan. 1, undocumented adults lose MinnesotaCare eligibility, and watercraft surcharges increase from $10.60 to between $14 and $62 to fund invasive-species work, as lawmakers aimed to boost DNR grants.
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Thousands already applied for Minnesota’s new paid leave program
A massive influx of applicants filed to take advantage of Minnesota’s new paid leave law before benefits even went into effect, as fraud watchdogs warn that the taxpayer-funded assistance program, which is open to “undocumented workers,” will be widely abused. Approximately 18,000 applications have poured in since the Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave Program started accepting submissions in early December, according to the Department of E…
Minnesota Laws Taking Effect in 2026
Minnesota enters 2026 with major new laws in effect, including paid family and medical leave, clearer worker break requirements, a minimum wage increase, new protections for vulnerable adults, and changes to voting, water use, boating fees, and hunting rules. The post These new laws take effect in Minnesota as 2026 arrives appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.
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Break time, deer hunting, health care: New laws go into effect Jan. 1 in Minnesota
ST. PAUL — Minnesota enters the new year with a range of new laws from the 2025 session — affecting health care, voting, labor standards and hunting regulations — taking effect alongside the long-anticipated launch of Paid Family and Medical Leave. Here’s a look at what changes to expect. Undocumented adults no longer qualify for MinnesotaCare Starting in the new year, undocumented adults in Minnesota will no longer qualify for the state’s 1992 …
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