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DEED presents paid leave implementation timeline; employers must notify workers by Dec. 1
Summary
DEED officials briefed the House Workforce committee on implementation milestones for Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program and confirmed employer notification and premium timelines ahead of the Jan. 1, 2026 launch.
Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) officials gave the House Workforce committee an implementation update on Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave program, reviewing technical milestones, outreach work and next steps toward the program’s January 1, 2026 launch.
Deputy Commissioner Evan Roehm said the paid leave law enacted in May 2023 and updated in May 2024 will make partial wage replacement and job‑protected leave available to eligible workers beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Greg Norfleet, director of the paid leave program, told members DEED has already launched wage detail reporting and is collecting employer payroll data from more than 160,000 employers to support eligibility determinations and benefit calculations.
Norfleet summarized key operational milestones: wage detail reporting launched in October; the premium collection system will use the existing unemployment insurance (UI) UI Online platform; premiums and payroll deductions begin Jan. 1, 2026; and the first…
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