To handle pre-existing leave that transitions to Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML), continue benefits, and track leave usage as the new law takes effect in 2026, you must first ensure that any leave taken in 2025 is counted against the employee’s prior leave entitlements and that leave starting in 2026 is subject to the […]
Minnesota Paid Leave starts Jan 1, 2026—up to 20 weeks paid for family/medical needs. Nov 15 private plan deadline! Synergy HR ensures compliance with legal-backed guidance.
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With the start of the upcoming new Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) it is important for employers to ensure that they have included a provision for concurrent leave in both their employee handbook and the notice that the state requires to be given to all employees by December 1, 2025. What is concurrent leave? It
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Here’s a breakdown of the key requirements: Quarterly wage detail reports Already Started: The first quarterly wage detail reports were due on October 31, 2024, based on wages paid between July 1, 2024, and September 30, 2024. Ongoing Requirement: Employers must continue to submit these reports quarterly to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
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With the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (MN DEED) publishing its final rules on June 16, 2025, we wanted to provide clarity around some additional details.
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Although Minnesota’s Paid Leave Law was passed on May 25, 2023, employees will not be able to access paid leave benefits until January 1, 2026. In the interim, legislators and agency personnel are working to answer questions and fill information gaps.
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Part Two of Two Read Part One Length of Leave/Intermittent Leave Unlike the FMLA, the Minnesota law will enable employees to take more than twelve weeks of paid leave under some circumstances. Employees may take up to twelve weeks of paid leave for their own serious health conditions and also may take up to twelve
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Minnesota became the latest state to offer statewide paid family and medical leave as part of a series of sweeping and fundamental changes to Minnesota employment law made in the 2023 legislative session.
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Employees who are not pregnant may have rights under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).
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For many businesses, the start of a new year is a time for setting goals, launching new initiatives and fine tuning processes as needed. For employers, particularly those with employees across multiple states, this includes reviewing recent developments in the law and mapping out a compliance plan in line with new requirements.
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