The Minnesota Legislature has passed slight changes to the state’s paid family leave program and paid sick leave mandate, declining more substantial amendments proposed by Republicans and some moderate Democrats. The change to the paid family leave program minimally decreases the payroll tax maximum from 1.2% to 1.1%, and adjustments to the earned sick and safe time law remain mostly inconspicuous to most workers. Despite efforts by moderate Senate Democrats to reduce the total number of paid family leave weeks and exclude small employers from the sick time mandate, the laws remain mostly unchanged.

House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, described the failure to implement broader changes as a significant disappointment. On the other hand, Representative Dave Pinto, DFL-St. Paul, believes the small changes still maintain the integrity of paid family leave and sick time, claiming they make Minnesotans stronger. The paid family leave program is slated to start next year, with employees eligible for up to 12 weeks of family leave and 12 weeks of medical leave, or 20 weeks total in a single year.

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