Paid Leave Payments Begin Rolling Out

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) – Minnesota’s new Paid Leave program has started rolling out payments to Minnesotans across the state.

The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) reports payments will be arriving for more than 2,600 residents who are taking time to bond with their new child or care for a relative.

DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek says the average payment is around 1,153 dollars.

Those payments are based on how much someone earns according to a formula and up to a maximum amount that’s in the state law.