Paid Leave is helping workers — and businesses like mine

By: Sarah Piepenburg

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 704

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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More than half of Minnesota Paid Leave applicants earn less than $78,000 a year, according to state data. These are the workers who staff our restaurants, clinics, retail counters and construction crews. These workers historically had the least access to employer-paid leave and the least cushion to fall back on when life happened anyway.

Before this program, an hourly employee facing a serious illness or a new baby often had two options: quit …

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