Minnesota businesses are being hit with 35+ unfunded mandates, driving up costs and creating unintended consequences—especially for small businesses. The Sick and Safe Time (SST) mandate is already causing challenges, and now the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program is quickly approaching with a 0.88% payroll tax—amounting to a nearly $2 billion annual tax on employers and employees. Without key fixes and more time for responsible implementation, businesses and employees alike will face higher costs, tax hikes and mismanaged benefits.

• We need a balanced approach that supports workers while protecting jobs and businesses.
• Tell lawmakers how these mandates are impacting you - before it’s too late!
   

You can also take this opportunity to share your support for the Chamber’s “Topline” policy recommendations for SST and PFML:

Sick and safe time recommendations: 

• repeal the “more generous PTO” change;
• adjusting notice and documentation provisions and addressing SST misuse issues (employer workability concerns);
• frontloading fix; and
• possible exemptions.

 

Paid Family and Medical Leave recommendations: 

• program launch delay;
• program scoping modifications and program integrity (e.g. reducing the total number of weeks; tightening the definition of "family"; reducing the weekly benefit formula; reducing premium cap etc. – all items the business community advocated for in 2023 and 2024);
• private plan viability and functionality issues (e.g. benefit equivalency standard);
• seasonal employee definition fix and to cover all industries;
• fixing intermittent leave issues; and
• possible exemptions.
   

Contact your legislators TODAY!