Small business employer with a private paid leave plan allowed to receive assistance grants.

This bill allows small business employers in Minnesota with 30 or fewer employees and lower average wages to apply for financial assistance grants of up to $6,000 per year. The funds can be used to hire temporary workers or increase wages for existing employees when those workers take family or medical leave. To qualify, employers must have no private paid leave plan and must document that the costs are directly related to employee leave usage. The program is limited to a maximum of $5 million in grants per calendar year from existing state funds.