Paid family and medical leave program made optional for both employers and employees.
This bill makes Minnesota's paid family and medical leave program optional for both employers and employees. It allows employers to opt out of the program by submitting a form to the state, with the option to change their decision once every 12 months. Employees of opting-out employers can still participate as self-employed individuals, while all employees retain the ability to opt out individually using a state form. The changes modify existing requirements in Minnesota Statutes chapter 268B to provide this flexibility.
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Introduction
Mar 2026
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Introduced Mar 25, 2026
Last action Mar 25, 2026
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Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
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1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
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Jim Joy
RRepublican
Co
Isaac Schultz
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Dotseth
RRepublican
Co
Jimmy Gordon
RRepublican
Co
Jon Koznick
RRepublican
Co
Krista Knudsen
RRepublican
Co
Max Rymer
RRepublican
Co
Peggy Scott
RRepublican
Co
Scott Van Binsbergen
RRepublican
Co
Shane Mekeland
RRepublican
Co
Tom Murphy
RRepublican
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