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Michigan clawing back $2.7B from 350,000 people

During the COVID pandemic, Michigan’s unemployment insurance agency disbursed billions of dollars to people after Gov.
Crain's Detroit Business

Lawmakers consider amnesty for pandemic unemployment overpayments

The Senate Labor Committee advanced the measure 4-0 after hearing testimony from unemployment attorneys and union benefits reps who told stories of residents getting notices for alleged overpayments ...
FOX 2 Detroit

Michigan unemployment overpayments: Lawmakers push to waive collections of pandemic funds

Around 350,000 people owe money to the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency after they received overpayments between ...
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Bill would prevent Michigan from clawing back pandemic unemployment money years later

LANSING, MI - A new state Senate bill would prevent the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, UIA, from demanding back billions in benefits it says were overpaid during the COVID-19 pandemic. State ...
USA Today

Michigan wants $2.7B from workers it says were overpaid COVID-19 unemployment benefits

Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency is seeking $2.7 billion in benefits from about 350,000 Michigan workers. Michigan's UIA said these workers were overpaid benefits but it wasn't able to request ...