Bills to create a wage tax in the State of Minnesota of .7 percent have been proposed to create a fund for paid family and medical leave. Halstad, Minnesota farmer Rachel Arneson says this is not the proper solution. “While it is a great concept, we need that to be a social and cultural shift, not legislation.” This bill would allow for up to 24 weeks of paid leave for employees to be taken consecutively. “You can imagine how that would impact planting, harvest or the factories. It’s very intimidating to think what could happen if we don’t get ahead of this now.” Both House File 2 and Senate File 2 are working their way through various committees this session.
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