Employers with MN-based W2 employees have about a month left to setup their state-mandated program. You can DIY it by using MN’s new DEED solution, which costs $0.88 of MN payroll, plus FICA. Orwe can shop all of the private solutions for you. 100% of our clients chose a private solutions, with some paying as little as $0.59 and others paying over $1.00 for the program. Announce it no later than Dec 1 internally. Claims can be filed starting 1/1/2026. Amend existing leave lan

Unlike the pandemic years, premiums are accelerating again. Double-digit increases are the norm for 2026. A recent KFF study reveals an average increase of 11% for 2026. That’s significantly more than inflation, and much higher than the average employer’s rate of growth. We’ve seen a few single-digit increases here - those employers are sadly called the lucky ones. On the other end of the spectrum, we’ve also seen increases over 95%. The chart below gives you an idea of the l

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