Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Getty Images) Washington’s innovative paid family and medical leave program could be hundreds of millions of dollars in the red ...

Gov. Tim Walz signed the paid family and medical leave bill into law on May 25, 2023 The law, which goes into affect in January 2026, makes Minnesota one of a dozen states that require workers are ...

Sen. Zaynab Mohamed, DFL-Minneapolis, is cheered by paid family leave supporters as she makes her way toward Senate Chambers at the state Capitol in 2023. Minnesota’s paid leave program launches in ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota's new paid leave program is up and running. Although the policy doesn't technically take effect until the calendar flips to 2026 later this week, state officials revealed ...

The companion measures passed over the objections of Republican lawmakers seeking carve-outs for small businesses that would be forced to honor weeks of paid time off for a broad range of legally ...