Who needs an unemployment insurance account, Paid Leave premiums, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Minnesota?
Issued by Minnesota Unemployment Insurance (DEED); Minnesota Paid Leave (DEED); Minnesota New Hire Reporting Center; Department of Labor and Industry, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Minnesota
The Minnesota table lists this for every kind of business.
Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted. Register the unemployment account as soon as you pay wages; the same account reports Paid Leave wages. Report each new hire within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Minnesota Unemployment Insurance (DEED); Minnesota Paid Leave (DEED); Minnesota New Hire Reporting Center; Department of Labor and Industry.
Sources and dates
Minnesota Unemployment Insurance tax rate page (2026 taxable wage base); Minnesota Paid Leave premium rate page; Department of Labor and Industry workers’ compensation pages (Minn. Stat. 176.021 and 176.181). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required for every employer with any employee, from the first hire, and the policy must be posted.
Minnesota Unemployment Insurance (DEED); Minnesota Paid Leave (DEED); Minnesota New Hire Reporting Center; Department of Labor and Industry.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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