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Janesville council discusses Minnesota paid family and medical leave policy, defers final vote
Summary
Council members reviewed Minnesota's paid family and medical leave program and required employee notice, discussed whether to use the state program or a private vendor and whether to front-load sick time, and asked the personnel committee to meet and return a recommendation before a Dec. 1 notification deadline.
City staff briefed the Janesville City Council on the new Minnesota paid family and medical leave program that becomes effective in January and told members the city must notify employees by Dec. 1. Staff recommended adopting the state-run program for the first year while the council and personnel committee evaluate private options.
Council members raised operational concerns including whether to front-load 80 hours of sick leave (the current local practice) or to revert to accruing sick time, and how employer payroll and tax reporting would be affected if the city paid more than the minimum employer share. Multiple council members asked the personnel committee to review alternatives and bring a recommendation back; the council agreed to revisit the policy at the next meeting and scheduled additional personnel-committee meetings in the interim.
No final ordinance or resolution was adopted at the meeting; staff and the personnel committee will return with a recommendation before the statutory notice deadline.
