https://www.wcmu.org/tags/unemployment-insurance-agency Unemployment Insurance Agency en-US Copyright Wed, 01 May 2024 15:58:19 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-01/legislature-expected-to-ok-settlement-in-class-action-suit-against-unemployment-agency Michigan's unemployment agency has reached a tentative $55 million agreement to resolve a lawsuit filed by workers who were wrongly forced to repay jobless benefits. Wed, 01 May 2024 15:58:19 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-05-01/legislature-expected-to-ok-settlement-in-class-action-suit-against-unemployment-agency Rick Pluta | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-22/michigan-auditor-general-flags-problems-with-hiring-of-unemployment-workers-during-pandemic A new state audit is highlighting problems within the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency during the pandemic, focusing on the agency's on and offboarding process which led to at least one case of fraud. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:26:05 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-22/michigan-auditor-general-flags-problems-with-hiring-of-unemployment-workers-during-pandemic Colin Jackson https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2021-04-19/16-000-michiganders-lose-unemployment-benefits-over-the-weekend More than ten thousand Michiganders lost unemployment benefits over the weekend.Michigan officials say about 16-thousand people were receiving extra… Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:11:55 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2021-04-19/16-000-michiganders-lose-unemployment-benefits-over-the-weekend Quinn Klinefelter https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-06-05/mi-creates-task-force-to-combat-unemployment-insurance-fraud The state of Michigan has formed a new task force to prosecute people who commit unemployment insurance fraud. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates… Fri, 05 Jun 2020 21:29:41 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-06-05/mi-creates-task-force-to-combat-unemployment-insurance-fraud Kevin Lavery 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/politics/2018-04-09/state-supreme-court-to-hear-case-involving-thousands-of-michigan-residents-falsely-accused-of-fraud The Michigan Supreme Court announced this weekend it will take a case involving as many as 40 thousand unemployment insurance claimants falsely accused of… Mon, 09 Apr 2018 21:33:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2018-04-09/state-supreme-court-to-hear-case-involving-thousands-of-michigan-residents-falsely-accused-of-fraud 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