St. Paul, MN–State Representative Danny Nadeau, R-Rogers, voted in support of the Minnesota Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FaMLI) Plan earlier today. The FaMLI plan is a positive alternative to House File 2 and provides paid family and medical leave benefits for Minnesotans without the job-crushing mandates and new payroll taxes found in the Democrats’ proposal. While House File 2 forces a one-size-fits-all plan on all employers and employees, the FaMLI plan provides the necessary flexibility for Minnesotans.
“Minnesotans agree that paid family and medical leave is a benefit that should be available for everyone to spend time with a newborn, care for a family member, and receive medical care if you are sick,” said Nadeau. “As lawmakers, it is our job to find a workable, compassionate plan that can provide this product to families without creating unintentional consequences for family budgets and small businesses. The MN FaMLI plan provides a clear, stable, affordable, and flexible plan that serves families.”
The MN FaMLI plan offers a small business tax credit to incentivize employers to join the plan and would be run by a private insurance company instead of the State of Minnesota. If employers choose not to participate, workers can buy into the program for $5 a week. Unlike the Democrat plan, the MN FaMLI plan allows employees satisfied with their current benefits to keep them and provides flexibility for employees and employers with no new payroll taxes or mandates that will harm small businesses.
The FaMLI plan was offered as an amendment to House File 2 and was voted down 64-68 with only one Democrat voting for the amendment.
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