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TexasTowelie

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Sun Jul 18, 2021, 01:17 AM Jul 2021

Michigan forces 700,000 to re-qualify for unemployment benefits: What to know

The deadline is this weekend for nearly 700,000 people in Michigan to once again validate their eligibility for federal unemployment benefits paid to them since April 2020.

They learned in a recent letter from the state’s Unemployment Insurance Agency that eligibility criteria has been changed, in some cases more than a year after payments were made.

UIA plans to review all of the cases, determining for each individual whether there’s been an overpayment. Restitution could be due.

The situation has the attention of lawmakers, who plan to call UIA officials in front of the House Oversight Committee when the Legislature resumes sessions in the fall, Rep. Steve Johnson, R-Wayland, told Bridge Michigan on Tuesday.

Read more: https://www.bridgemi.com/business-watch/michigan-forces-700000-re-qualify-unemployment-benefits-what-know

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Michigan forces 700,000 to re-qualify for unemployment benefits: What to know (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2021 OP
Yes great idea to go after working people. kimbutgar Jul 2021 #1
Making Any New Criteria Retroactive Should Be Fought. That's F**king Ridiculous. Indykatie Jul 2021 #2
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