Minnesotans for Paid Family and Medical Leave
We all have a story, and everyone needs paid family and medical leave.
Because no one should have to choose between their job and their health or family.
Because no one should have to choose between their job and their health or family.
Minnesotans believe in caring for one another. Yet the vast majority of Minnesotans don’t have access to paid family & medical leave benefits. This means every day, Minnesotans face impossible choices between losing a paycheck or caring for a new child, an aging loved one, or themselves.
It’s time for a common-sense solution. Our current system is costly to workers, families, businesses, and our economy. Paid Family and Medical Leave is overwhelmingly popular across party lines and has already passed in eleven other states. By passing Paid Family and Medical Leave we can begin to solve our caregiving crisis while leveling the playing field for all Minnesotans.
The Minnesotans for Paid Family & Medical Leave Coalition supports a state-administered paid leave insurance program, where everyone contributes and everyone benefits. Paid Family & Medical Leave is for events lasting longer than 7 days, such as bonding with a new baby, recovering from a serious injury, or caring for a loved one facing their final weeks.
Provide up to 12 weeks of partial wage replacement for medical leave (including pregnancy), so Minnesotans can take care of themselves.
Keep costs low for all by creating a large statewide risk pool and equally share costs between employers and employees, with both contributing 35 cents per $100 of employee earnings. For a worker earning $1,000 a week this would mean $3.50.
Provide up to 12 weeks partial wage replacement for family leave, so Minnesotans can take care of themselves and their families.
Build on Minnesota’s leading Unemployment Insurance administration under the Department of Employment and Economic Development, to ensure program stability for employees, employers, and the state.
Provide a progressive wage replacement at 55%-90% (average of 66%) of an employee’s salary, while protecting job and healthcare benefits.
“Our coalition of health, faith, business, labor, and community groups is fighting for paid leave for every Minnesotan. This effort is co-chaired by Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota, ISAIAH, and the Minnesota AFL-CIO.”
Fill out our coalition sign-up form.