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When will Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits start?

Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits will start for Minnesotans on January 1, 2026.

What is the premium rate?

Paid Family and Medical Leave premiums will be 0.7% of an employee’s taxable wages. Employers may charge a maximum of half this premium (or 0.35%) to their employees through a wage deduction.

When will we start paying premiums?

Paid Family and Medical Leave premiums will be collected starting January 1, 2026.

How will we pay our premiums?

The Paid Family and Medical Leave program will have an employer account system where you will manage your premium payments.  We will update this website with more information as we get closer to the program’s start date.

What are employers’ roles and responsibilities under Paid Family and Medical Leave?

Employers will have several important responsibilities in the Paid Family and Medical Leave program:

• Starting in mid-2024, most Minnesota employers will be required to submit a wage detail report, which will detail the quarterly wages received and hours worked for each employee.
• Starting in late 2025, employers must notify their employees about the program. The Paid Family and Medical Leave program will provide language for this notification.
• Starting in January 2026, employers will also be required to submit any premium payments due.

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We will update this website with more information as we get closer to the program’s start date.

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