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 ...

Minnesota’s new paid leave program went live on the first of the year, drawing in a surge of applications as employees statewide looked to receive compensation from the new benefits.

Initial projections for the first month of Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave program indicated 15,000 to 20,000 people might apply for leave. On day two, the number already approached ...

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 ...