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HF4386 • 2026

Employee allowed to opt out of participation in paid leave program.

Employee allowed to opt out of participation in paid leave program.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
McDonald, Jacob, Backer, Novotny, Robbins, Duran, Baker
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Employee allowed to opt out of participation in paid leave program.

Employee allowed to opt out of participation in paid leave program.

What This Bill Does

  • Employee allowed to opt out of participation in paid leave program.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-16 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Employee allowed to opt out of participation in paid leave program.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to employment; paid leave; allowing an employee to opt out of participation

in the paid leave program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,

chapter 268B.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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[268B.101] EMPLOYEE OPT-OUT.

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An employee may opt out of participation in the family or medical benefit program

under this chapter by submitting a form to the commissioner electing to opt out of

participation. The commissioner must create and make available in hard copy and online a

form for employees subject to this chapter to use in opting out of participation in either the

family or medical benefit program, or both programs.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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