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Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML)

Minnesota Paid Leave provides payments and job protections for qualifying leave to care for yourself or family. Apply through the state Applicant Account. Covered employment, base-period earnings, leave reason, certification, and any private-plan coverage need review.

Minnesota Paid Leave replaces part of wages during qualifying leave. The official poster describes up to 12 weeks of family leave or medical leave and up to 20 weeks combined in a benefit year. Job restoration generally starts after 90 days from hire. The state determines eligibility and the weekly payment.

Some details for this program are still being verified. Check the official source for the most current information.

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in Minnesota? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.

What this record does not yet say

  • covered employment and work location paths
  • base period wage credit rules
  • qualifying leave and certification rules
  • private plan and opt in paths
  • program income rule applicability
  • current weekly cap and earnings threshold
  • current certification forms and complete documents
  • current application decision timing
  • 2026 enacted amendment review

Services

Minnesota Paid Leave replaces part of wages during qualifying leave. The official poster describes up to 12 weeks of family leave or medical leave and up to 20 weeks combined in a benefit year. Job restoration generally starts after 90 days from hire. The state determines eligibility and the weekly payment.

How to apply

  • Use the Applicant Account section of the Minnesota Paid Leave portal to apply and manage an application.
  • Review the required certification for the leave type. Ask Minnesota Paid Leave at 651-556-7777 for application help.
  • Confirm whether the employer uses the state program or an approved private plan. The state program does not cover an applicant employed exclusively by a private-plan employer under the cited statute.

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.

  • fmla (companion): MN PFML can run concurrently with FMLA leave

Employment and review

  • Working in Minnesota can establish coverage even when the worker lives elsewhere. Ask the program to review work location; home state alone does not decide eligibility. [Program source]
  • The program reviews base-period wage credits. The poster’s $3,900 figure is the starting 2026 threshold, not a general household-income ceiling. [Program source]
  • The statute gives two weeks for an eligibility-issue determination, with exceptions for incomplete applications and extenuating circumstances. Confirm the current application timeline with the program. [Program source]