HB5392

Michigan HB5392 amends unemployment insurance laws to allow claimants to provide evidence for waiver eligibility and modify recovery of improperly.

Michigan HB5392 amends the unemployment insurance laws to allow claimants to provide evidence of waiver eligibility for improperly paid benefits. The bill specifies that the unemployment insurance agency must consider a waiver if repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience. It also mandates that the agency cannot initiate recovery of improperly paid benefits until reviewing the claim for eligibility to receive a waiver. The bill outlines conditions under which a waiver may be granted, including cases of administrative or clerical errors and hardship.