Minnesota has launched a paid leave program that can be used for illness, family care and taking time off after having a baby. "Minnesota just launched our statewide paid leave program," Governor Tim ...

In the hours after one new mom's emergency C-section − nine weeks before her due date − and as her baby girl was whisked away to the neonatal intensive care unit to be hooked up to life-saving ...

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 ...

ST. PAUL — Starting Jan. 1, Minnesota workers will have new coverage options to take paid family and medical leave that guarantees partial pay replacement and a return to their position. The agency ...

Tim Walz is betting that a generous new paid leave guarantee can double as an immigration statement, turning a technocratic benefits program into a test of who counts as a worker in Minnesota. By ...

Gov. Tim Walz signed the paid family and medical leave bill into law on May 25, 2023 The law, which goes into affect in January 2026, makes Minnesota one of a dozen states that require workers are ...