# Minnesota — US state paid family and medical leave (PFML) program requirements for employers

For Minnesota, program name is Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave; program type is mandatory; benefit duration (weeks) is 20; effective date is 2026-01-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **State:** Minnesota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Program name:** Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave
- **Program type:** mandatory _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Benefit duration (weeks):** 20
- **Effective date:** 2026-01-01

## What the source says

> Mandatory Paid Family and Medical Leave Thirteen states-California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota,

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2027-02-08.
Part of [US state paid family and medical leave (PFML) program requirements for employers](https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/).