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MFIP Employment Services Manual

MFIP Employment Services Manual


8.35 Minnesota Paid Leave & Family Violence

ISSUE DATE: 02/2026

How to handle the overlap between the Minnesota (MN) Paid Leave exemption and the family violence waiver depends on timing.

If the participant already has a Family Violence Waiver and chooses to start the MN Paid Leave exemption: 

· Leave family violence plan in place. 

· Notify the eligibility worker that the participant has chosen the MN Paid Leave exemption and to leave the family violence waiver in place. 

· Set the review date as the date the exemption is expected to end. 

· Explain to the participant that MFIP support service dollars and MFIP child care are not available while they have the MN Paid Leave exemption. 

· Use the Holding – MN Paid Leave activity in Workforce One to indicate the participant is choosing the exemption. 

 

  • If the participant requests the Family Violence Waiver and the MN Paid Leave exemption at the same time: 
  • To ensure that the months do not count towards the participant’s lifetime limit: 
  • · The participant must meet with the Employment Counselor to develop a Family Stabilization Services employment plan under the Family Violence Waiver Option. 
  • · Note that the plan is on hold. 
  • · The participant can claim the exemption after the plan is written and approved and the Family Violence Waiver is in place. 
  • · Leave the Family Violence Plan in place. 
  • · Notify the eligibility worker that the participant has chosen the MN Paid Leave exemption and is approved for the Family Violence Waiver, so that the 60-month clock stops from that point forward. 

    • ·  Use the Holding – MN Paid Leave activity in Workforce One to indicate the participant is choosing the exemption. 

  • The participant must come in to revise the plan the month after the MN Paid Leave exemption ends. 
  • · For instance, if the exemption ends in June, the participant should meet with the employment counselor in July. 

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