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Fargo woman waited months for Minnesota Paid Leave answers during cancer treatment
Berg waited two months for approval, and the state later approved around 85,000 Paid Leave applications since January, officials said.
- Fargo resident Kerry Berg applied for Minnesota Paid Leave in May to support her recovery from breast cancer surgery, but faced months of administrative delays and an initial denial before receiving approval in August.
- Following a July 6 denial due to reported time-off discrepancies, Berg reapplied on July 10; the month-long wait left the mother of three facing financial ruin and forced her to seek house and car loan forbearance.
- DEED Deputy Commissioner Evan Rowe stated the program has approved around 85,000 applications since January, though Director of Legal Services Erin Hartung of Cancer Legal Care noted some clients encounter "hiccups" in processing timelines.
- While waiting for leave approval, Berg was laid off from Lutheran Social Services, where she served as director of the Host Homes program, meaning she will lose her intermittent leave benefits.
- Berg expects to continue cancer treatment through November and worries about future employability, though the paid leave payment enabled her to buy school supplies for her 10- and 12-year-old children.
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