Michigan Unemployment

Thousands of Michiganders who filed for unemployment earlier this year may now qualify for retroactive backpay, thanks to a 2024 law that raised benefits.

Federal unemployment benefits are ending for close to 230,000 Michigan families, meaning the amount of money they receive in their weekly unemployment checks will be less.

A major error by the state of Michigan may lead to panic for nearly 650,000 residents who could be forced to pay back unemployment benefits they've received.

Michigan's Governor Gretchen Whitmer wants residents back to work. So much so, she's proposing that they receive a incentive bonus to encourage them to clock back in.

This Saturday, April 17th the Michigan Unemployment Extended Benefits program is coming to an end. On the plus side, companies everywhere are hiring like crazy! This to me is actually a good sign. If the extended benefits program is coming to an end then the unemployment rate must be slowly coming back to some sort of normalcy, maybe...

Michigans Unemployment website crashed for a few hours yesterday as the state experienced an overwhelming amount of traffic on their website. Thousand of people tried to apply for the federal benefits yesterday as more people have become eligible again after the recent green light on unemployment benefits...

Some unemployed Michigan workers are being asked to pay back thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits received in 2020.

Michigan's Pandemic Compensation will begin issuing out an extra $300 on top of your regular unemployment check this week! This comes on top of an 11-week extension from governor Gretchen Whitmer for unemployment. Even with all this extra money coming down the pipeline, the real question is, "Are we too late...

Top congressional leaders have finally agreed on a huge stimulus package that should be coming down the pipeline soon. With families and businesses struggling left and right I honestly feel like this money can't come fast enough. Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package,   The agreement, announced by Senate leaders, would establish

Congress has finally decided on a stimulus plan to extend unemployment benefits. Took you guys long enough. The new bill, introduced last week by a group of bipartisan lawmakers, will not include individual payments but does include a $300 per week unemployment benefit...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has put out a plan that urges the legislature to give $100 million dollars in COVID-19 relief. The real question is it enough? I'm getting less confident every day. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has written a letter to Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, Minority Leader Jim Ananich, Speaker Lee Chatfield and Minority Leader Christine Greig urging them to pass a $100 million MI COVID Re

Governor Whitmer signed a bill that will extend some unemployment benefits in Michigan through the end of 2020.