MFIP requires participants to take part in employment services.

Participating in employment services means: Developing an employment plan

· Signing the employment plan.

· Doing the activities in the employment plan.

Failing to do any of these things without good cause can result in a sanction for the participant.

These requirements apply to all participants including:

· Those disqualified from receiving MFIP assistance for themselves because of fraud.

· New spouses whose income is excluded.

Only the following circumstances allows for an exemption from these requirements:

· A parent with a child under 12 months, who chooses to take the child under 12-month exemption and has not used their 12-month lifetime limit. See 5.21 (Child Under 12 Months Old Exemption).

· A parent receiving Minnesota (MN) Paid Leave benefits, who chooses to take the MN Paid Leave exemption. See 5.23 (Minnesota Paid Leave Exemption).