Some of us have been sounding the alarm bells on the following massive fraud scheme that’s about to hit Minnesota like a January blizzard. Tim Walz and the Democrats who run the state approved “family leave” legislation that would, ostensibly, give Minnesota workers up to 20 weeks of paid leave for the birth of a child or to care for a spouse, child, or other family member with a serious health condition.
But as this writer noted earlier this month, it’s fertile ground for another round of billions of dollars of fraud, courtesy the Minnesota taxpayer.
Going into effect on January 1, the Paid Family and Medical Leave Law means workers would get not only leave but also continued benefits from their employer. Unfortunately, there are no sound mechanisms in place to verify that the employee is actually caring for the designated individual while on leave. Troy Reding, a restaurant owner, said he was worried about how employers would handle multiple leave requests at the same time.
But now, according to Dustin Grage, who has done tremendous work exposing the fraud in Minnesota, the law has a glaring loophole that allows people applying for the benefit to have no job at all.
Hellbound and Down 