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State-run paid leave is just around the corner, and there are already things to do

State-run paid leave is just around the corner, and there are already things to do

It’s also time for businesses of all sizes to choose administrators for new benefits to workers.
By Evan Ramstad
The Minnesota Star Tribune
October 10, 2025 at 10:30AM
Greg Norfleet, director of Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program, left, and Evan Rowe, the state’s deputy commissioner of Workforce Services and Transformation, sit next to a clock counting down to their Jan. 1 deadline. The two are working to implement Minnesota’s new paid leave program by the first of the year. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Evan Ramstad
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Evan Ramstad is a Star Tribune business columnist.
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