Minnesotans for Paid Family & Medical Leave
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A coalition of MN faith, labor, business & community orgs advocating for statewide paid family and medical leave. Because everyone has a story. #PaidLeaveMN
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http://paidleavemn.org 19-08-2016 17:27:18
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We aren't just witnessing history, we're making it happen! Watch now as Governor Tim Walz signs #PaidLeaveMN into state law! facebook.com/MinnesotansForโฆ
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Minnesota needs workers. With #PaidLeaveMN , we become the #BestState to attract new workers from out of state. #mnleg
#PaidLeaveMN has been in the works for nearly a decade at the #mnleg . This legislation has been vetted, refined, and re-refined. It is ready to go and Minnesotans are ready for it! Minnesotans for Paid Family & Medical Leave Dr. Alice Mann Erin Maye Quade
Question from Floor: if an employer wants to offer a BETTER policy than the statewide #PaidLeaveMN , can they?
Answer: ABSOLUTELY!
And please do! MN Loves our workers and that's what this is about. This is the floor. Businesses can establish the ceiling!
A few GOP members seem to be pushing for 100% wage replacement instead of the tiered wage replacement starting at 90% that's in #PaidLeaveMN . Sen. Erin Maye Quade says it's a great idea and those senators should co-author a bill w/her next year to bump up replacement to 100%.
There was an attempt to carve out all seasonal workers - not just hospitality. That would have been nearly 30% of Minnesotan workers, including farmers who want #PaidLeaveMN . So glad the senate made sure ag got included.
99.7 % of employers have already rejected the Private plan replacement that Sen. Pratt is suggesting to use instead of a statewide #PaidLeaveMN plan.
We're trying to allow more to benefit, not 99% less
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'This program is built on the foundation that all people are worthy. All of our life experiences and life trajectories are important.' Sen. Erin Maye Quade