{"id":126711,"date":"2025-03-13T23:20:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T03:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangeslices.ai\/?p=126711"},"modified":"2025-03-14T04:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T08:22:52","slug":"nava-wins-work-helping-minnesota-build-their-paid-leave-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangeslices.ai\/nava-wins-work-helping-minnesota-build-their-paid-leave-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Nava wins work helping Minnesota build their Paid Leave program"},"content":{"rendered":"
We\u2019re thrilled to announce we\u2019ve received a prime award to help Minnesota build their new\u00a0Paid Leave program<\/a>, which will launch in January 2026. For this two-year contract, we\u2019ll partner with Minnesota\u2019s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) to build a Paid Leave benefits portal for applicants, employers, and agency staff to manage the program, as well as a backend platform that integrates with other state services.<\/p>\n Nava is a public benefit corporation on a mission to make government services simple, effective, and accessible to all. We\u2019ll leverage our deep expertise in benefit delivery systems to help Minnesota develop a Paid Leave program that\u2019s human-centered, adaptable, and resilient.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are honored to partner with Minnesota on this important effort that will support about 3 million Minnesota workers and their loved ones,\u201d said Nava CEO and co-founder Rohan Bhobe. \u201cThis is our third opportunity to help design and build a state\u2019s paid leave program as the prime or co-prime contractor. Massachusetts\u2019 program is considered best-in-class, and we\u2019ll look to their successes and best practices in our partnership with Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n Since 2020,\u00a0Nava has partnered with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts<\/a>\u00a0on its paid family and medical leave (PFML) program. In just 13 months, we helped Massachusetts\u00a0design, build, test, and launch<\/a>\u00a0a new PFML program that helps workers apply for and manage PFML benefits. Since its launch in 2021, the program has paid out more than $3 billion in benefits and supported nearly 500,000 unique applicants and their families.<\/p>\n