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Paid Family And Medical Leave Policy: An Investment In Minnesota's Families, Hannah Krog, Danielle Kaderlik, Danielle Maher, Paxson Menard, Kallie Trutnau

Master of Social Work Student Policy Advocacy Briefs

The current policy Minnesota, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), is unpaid and simply insufficient to meet the needs of Minnesotans. In 2016, only 1 in 7 U. S. civilian workers had access to paid family and medical leave (PFML) as an employee benefit. Ten percent of Minnesotans will take family or medical leave (FML) in any given year. While almost three-quarters of Minnesota workers receive at least some pay when they are out of work for family or medical reasons; access to pay during leave is not equally distributed. Low-wage (46%); part-time (38%); less educated (38%); black …