Minnesota
For Minnesota, program name is Paid Leave; benefits start date is January 1, 2026; total contribution rate is 0.88 percent; employer share is split between employer and employee; employee share is split between employer and employee, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- State
- Minnesota verified
- Program name
- Paid Leave verified
- Benefits start date
- January 1, 2026
- Total contribution rate
- 0.88 percent
- Employer share
- split between employer and employee
- Employee share
- split between employer and employee
- Maximum weekly benefit
- $1,423
- Wage replacement formula
- 90 percent up to half of SAWW; 66 percent of workers' wages that fall between over half and the full SAWW; and 55 percent for wages that exceed the SAWW
- Family leave duration
- 12 weeks
- Medical leave duration
- 12 weeks
- Employer size threshold
- 1 employee
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, safe leave our reading
- Program website
- https://paidleave.mn.gov/ verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
<https://paidleave.mn.gov/> Minnesota , <https://nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/> New Jersey , <https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/> New York , <https://paidleave.oregon.gov/Pages/default.aspx> Oregon , <https://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance> Rhode Island , and <https://paidleave.wa.gov/> Washington currently make paid leave benefits available to workers.
— newamerica.org, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/