Minnesota State Paid Leave
Effective January 1, 2026 – All employees who work in the state of Minnesota only will fall under the new Minnesota Paid Leave Benefit (MN PFML).
This program is a state mandated Family and Medical Leave benefit that pays you a portion of your earnings if you need to be away from work due to a family or medical leave event.
Family and Medical Leave benefits include:
- Medical leave for the employee’s own serious health condition or medical care related to pregnancy.
- Bonding leave is time off for a biological, adoptive or foster parent to spend time with a child in connection with the birth, adoption or placement of that child.
- Family care leave is time off to care for a family member with a serious health condition or to care for a family member who is a military member.
- Safety leave is time off to seek medical attention, victim services, counseling, relocation or legal advice due to domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking of the employee or a family member.
- Qualifying exigency leave is time off due to a military member’s active-duty service or notice of active duty, including caring for the family member’s child or dependent, making financial or legal arrangements for the family member, attending counseling, attending military events or ceremonies, spending time with the family member during a rest and recuperation leave or following return from deployment, or making arrangements after the death of the military member.
You’re eligible if you’re working in MN as a covered individual under the MN Paid Leave Law and you earned at least 5.3% of MN’s average annual wage rounded down to the nearest $100 in the base period, which typically is the four most recent completed calendar quarters before your first day of leave.
Eligibility
You’re eligible if you’re working in MN as a covered individual under the MN Paid Leave Law and you earned at least 5.3% of MN’s average annual wage rounded down to the nearest $100 in the base period, which typically is the four most recent completed calendar quarters before your first day of leave.
Coverage Options
Dahmes provides MN PFML coverage that pays you a benefit as follows:
- Weekly benefit calculation:
- 90% of your average weekly wage (AWW), up to 50% of the state’s average weekly wage (SAWW); plus
- 66% of your AWW exceeding 50% of the SAWW, up to 100% of the SAWW; plus
- 55% of your AWW exceeding 100% of the SAWW;
- Up to a maximum of the SAWW.
Enrollment Information
As an eligible employee, you’re automatically enrolled for MN PFML coverage through Dahmes; you don’t have to enroll.
Filing a Claim
File A Claim at: newclaim@thehartford.com
Follow up: Gbinformationupload@thehartford.com
Claim forms will be available on the Hartford portal. Complete the claim application and then send to the above email for claim creation. Or if you prefer to call, you may start a claim by calling: 888-301-5615.
