Shut down paid family medical leave program

A state audit published Nov. 14 found that more than 2,000 people who tapped a fund that benefits only some workers with up to 18 weeks off work with pay — while harming the paychecks of most other workers, including those with low incomes — violated state law by taking money from the state’s unemployment insurance program at the same time. They had their Paid Family Medical Leave and ate up UI benefits, too.

The Employment Security Department, which administers both programs, did not have a system set up to catch the double-dipping, the audit found. The department also did not have processes...