Employer accounts

As an employer, you will need an Employer Account and an Administrator Account to meet your responsibilities under Paid Leave. These accounts will make it easier to support your employees during important times in their lives.

Here's how these two accounts will work together.

Employer Account at uimn.org:

• Submit quarterly wage detail reports
• Pay Paid Leave premiums
• Designate a Paid Leave Administrator

Paid Leave Administrator Account at paidleave.mn.gov:

• Review leave applications
• View Paid Leave determinations
• Access tax filing information
• Apply for Small Employer Assistance Grants
• Request an Equivalent Plan Substitution

Employer Account

Paid Leave has partnered with Unemployment Insurance (UI) to use its online employer system for collecting wage detail reports now, and premium payments starting in April 2026. This makes things easier for employers by using the system you already know.

If all your employees are covered by UI, you won't need to do anything new to submit wage detail reports for Paid Leave. This is the case for the large majority of Minnesota employers. And when premium collection begins, it will integrate with the familiar payment of UI taxes. If some or all of your employees are not covered by UI, you may need to register for a new account to submit wage detail reports and premiums for those employees.

Your Employer Account on the UI website is also where you will designate one or more Paid Leave Administrators, the main point of contact for Paid Leave within your organization.

For more information and to learn whether you need to register for an Employer Account to submit wage detail and premiums for Paid Leave, visit the Unemployment Insurance website.

Paid Leave Administrator Account

You will use your Paid Leave Administrator Account to review leave applications submitted to the state by your employees, view determinations made by Paid Leave, and more. You will access your Paid Leave Administrator Account through the Paid Leave website.

Setting up your accounts

Step 1: Register for an Employer Account, if you need one

Visit the Unemployment Insurance website for more information.

Step 2: Designate your Paid Leave Administrator in your Employer Account

Log in to your Employer Account and designate a Paid Leave Administrator. The Paid Leave Administrator will be your main point of contact with Minnesota Paid Leave. You can designate one person, or several.  For help, refer to our step-by-step guide.

Step 3: Create your Paid Leave Administrator Account

Once you have designated a Paid Leave Administrator, that individual will receive a confirmation email. They are now ready to set up their Paid Leave Administrator Account.

• Visit paidleave.mn.gov: Create Your Paid Leave Administrator Account.
• Enter your email address and create a password. Be sure to use the same email address as the one where you received your confirmation message.
• Select Create account.