ST. PAUL, Minn. (GRAY) – Minnesota’s House Fraud Prevention and Oversight Committee met Wednesday in the state capitol to hear testimony from the state’s Department of Employment and Economic Development about the rollout of Paid Family and Medical Leave.

Paid Family and Medical Leave — or PFML — will fully roll out on Jan. 1, 2026, granting employees in the North Star state access to up to 12 weeks of leave to deal with things like tending to a newborn baby, caring for a family member, or tending to a serious medical condition.

The program’s launch is a little more than a month away; on Wednesday the committee heard testimony from DEED leaders about how they plan to root out bad actors.

“We will be discussing the internal controls, policies, and procedures that are in place to prevent

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