(St. Paul, MN) — Battle lines are now officially drawn at the legislature over paid family leave for Minnesota workers.
Republicans suggest employers be allowed to purchase insurance plans for employee benefit packages — but Governor Tim Walz says while he’s grateful for the proposal, it’s not workable.
Walz says at 25-thousand dollars a year per employee for premium, they’ll be priced “out of the market.”
Fergus Falls Representative Jordan Rasmussen says the governor and Democrats’ plan for a program modeled after unemployment insurance, “would require a new state-run bureaucracy” that would require hiring at least 300 new employees.
Republicans want tax credits for employers who have paid family leave insurance for their employees.
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