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SF4817 • 2026

Paid family and medical leave program made optional for both employers and employees provision

Paid family and medical leave program made optional for both employers and employees provision

Healthcare Labor
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Green
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Paid family and medical leave program made optional for both employers and employees provision

Paid family and medical leave program made optional for both employers and employees provision

What This Bill Does

  • Paid family and medical leave program made optional for both employers and employees provision

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Paid family and medical leave program made optional for both employers and employees provision

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to employment; making the paid family and medical leave program optional

for both employers and employees; 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.31] OPT OUT.

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(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, every employer has the ability to opt

out of the paid family and medical leave program and the employer's responsibilities under

sections 268B.001 to 268B.30 by notifying the commissioner of employment and economic

development using a form designed by the commissioner. An employer may change their

decision to participate in the paid family and medical leave program no more than once

every 12 months.

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(b) Employees of employers who opt out under paragraph (a) have the ability to

participate in the program as if they were self-employed individuals under section 268B.11.

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(c) Every employee has the ability to opt out of participation in the paid family and

medical leave program under sections 268B.001 to 268B.30 by notifying their employer

and the commissioner of employment and economic development using a form designed

by the commissioner. An employee may change their decision to participate in the paid

family and medical leave program no more than once every 12 months.

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