Paid Leave is a new program launching for Minnesotans in 2026. It provides paid time off when a serious health condition prevents a worker from working, when they need time to care for a family member or a new child, for certain military-related events or for certain personal safety issues.
Paid Leave benefits will be funded by premiums paid by employers and workers. Paid Leave requires that employers submit a quarterly wage detail report – just like they do for UI – and pay Paid Leave Premiums quarterly – just like they do for UI.
Because the Paid Leave program requirements for employers are very similar to those of UI, we are leveraging current functionality in the UI system to allow employers to meet their Paid Leave obligations as easily as possible.
Our system will collect wage detail for use by both programs, along with any Paid Leave premiums and UI taxes you have due.
Paid Leave functionality is being rolled out incrementally starting with an employer registration process.
We are making updates to both this website and the UI system to blend UI and Paid Leave language.
