https://www.wcmu.org/tags/unemployment-fraud Unemployment Fraud en-US Copyright Thu, 20 Oct 2022 22:16:12 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-10-20/state-says-it-will-pay-20-million-to-people-wrongly-accused-of-unemployment-fraud After a seven-year legal battle, the state of Michigan finally says it's willing to pay $20 million in legal damages to people who had money taken from them because of false claims of fraud.The case dates to 2015, when three men sued the state after being accused of defrauding the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 22:16:12 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-10-20/state-says-it-will-pay-20-million-to-people-wrongly-accused-of-unemployment-fraud Dustin Dwyer https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2019-01-04/state-denied-immunity-in-class-action-suit-on-behalf-of-michiganders-falsely-accused-of-fraud The state will not be granted immunity in a lawsuit filed on behalf of over 40-thousand Michiganders falsely accused of fraud.An appeals court opinion,… Fri, 04 Jan 2019 21:13:25 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2019-01-04/state-denied-immunity-in-class-action-suit-on-behalf-of-michiganders-falsely-accused-of-fraud https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2018-10-10/michigan-supreme-court-weighs-whether-to-allow-uia-fraud-case-to-go-forward Tens of thousands of people were falsely accused of cheating on their unemployment benefits. The state took money from their tax refund or ordered them to… Wed, 10 Oct 2018 21:54:46 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2018-10-10/michigan-supreme-court-weighs-whether-to-allow-uia-fraud-case-to-go-forward https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2017-10-19/lawmakers-propose-unemployment A bipartisan group of lawmakers has come up with plans to overhaul the state’s Unemployment Insurance Agency.As we hear from The Michigan Public Radio… Thu, 19 Oct 2017 21:53:35 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2017-10-19/lawmakers-propose-unemployment Rick pluta https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-08-11/state-unemployment-fraud-review-vindicates-over-44-thousand Thousands of Michiganders are were vindicated Friday.The review found that 44-thousand people were falsely accused of unemployment fraud between October… Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:11:49 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-08-11/state-unemployment-fraud-review-vindicates-over-44-thousand https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-07-21/state-asks-courts-to-dismiss-warrants-against-people-accused-of-fraud A state agency has asked courts in three counties to dismiss 186 bench warrants against people accused of unemployment fraud. The bench warrants were… Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:15:39 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-07-21/state-asks-courts-to-dismiss-warrants-against-people-accused-of-fraud