After controlling Minnesota’s House, Senate, and governorship since 2023, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party’s legislative and gubernatorial “trifecta” at the state capitol is no more. The 2025 regular session of the Minnesota Legislature began with Democrats and Republicans tied at sixty-seven members each in the House and a slim DFL majority in the Senate, meaning no single party can push through its agenda alone.

With every vote carrying significant weight in the session, legislators must reach across the aisle to achieve the majority vote required to pass bills. The question is, who will compromise, and what will it take to break the tie?

Quick Hits

• The Minnesota Legislature’s party divide creates uncertainty for employers, with amendments to key labor laws like Paid Family and Medical Leave and Earned Sick and Safe Time potentially facing delays or requiring bipartisan compromise.
• Proposed amendments to Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Law include delaying penalties for violations before January 1, 2026, making Earned Sick and Safe Time permissive, and changes to leave notice requirements and documentation for extended leave, but none have advanced past initial stages.
• Various bills aim to modify or delay the Paid Family and Medical Leave Law, with some proposing exemptions for small employers and others seeking to repeal the law or delay its implementation until 2027.

This divide in the Minnesota Legislature means uncertainty for Minnesota...

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