unemployment insurance

It's been almost a year into the pandemic and Michiganders who are struggling with being laid-off are still having to navigate an overwhelmed unemployment system.

Auditor General’s report shows $3.9 billion in UIA overpayments

A new report from the Office of the Auditor General finds Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency wrongfully paid out nearly 4-billion-dollars in benefits over the pandemic.

Critics say Michigan's computerized unemployment system is brutalizing people by mistakenly accusing them of cheating.

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State refund for unemployment insurance debacle “a drop in the bucket,” says attorney

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The state has admitted it made a whopping mistake when it accused tens of thousands of Michiganders of cheating on their unemployment benefits. The...

Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) wrongly accused thousands of people of cheating on their unemployment claims.

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Report reveals problems with state unemployment insurance software before fraud scandal

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By now, it’s been widely reported that the state of Michigan’s unemployment insurance computer system wrongly alleged fraud against thousands of people...

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Caught in unemployment insurance "mess," Garden City man fined $25,000 for fraud he didn't commit

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Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has wrongly accused tens of thousands of people of cheating on their unemployment claims. Then it began...

Those falsely accused of fraud by the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency faced stiff penalties and aggressive collection techniques.

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State falsely penalizes thousands for unemployment benefits fraud. Now victims want their money back

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A report from the state auditor general says Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency isn't doing enough to collect the delinquent taxes from employers....