HB5000

Employment security: benefits; weekly benefit rate; increase. Amends sec. 27 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.27).

Introduced·9/18/25
Introduced Text

Michigan HB5000 amends unemployment benefits, adjusting weekly benefit rates and clarifying eligibility criteria.

Michigan HB5000 amends the unemployment benefits system by adjusting the weekly benefit rate calculation and clarifying eligibility criteria. The bill specifies that the weekly benefit rate is 5.1% of the individual's wages in the highest-earning quarter of the base period, plus a monetary amount for each dependent, up to a maximum of five. It also adjusts the maximum weekly benefit rates for different periods.

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History

Sep 24, 2025

House

Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/18/2025

Sep 18, 2025

House

Introduced By Representative Rep. Donavan Mckinney

Sep 18, 2025

House

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