Michigan HB5394 amends unemployment insurance laws to require waivers for improperly paid benefits due to administrative or clerical errors.

Michigan HB5394 amends the unemployment insurance laws to require waivers for improperly paid benefits if they were due to administrative or clerical errors. The bill specifies that if an improperly paid benefit was due to fraud or identity fraud and occurred between February 7, 2020, and September 5, 2021, it is considered an administrative or clerical error. The unemployment insurance agency must review the claim for eligibility for a waiver and notify the claimant of the determination.

Michigan HB5394 amends unemployment insurance laws to require waivers for improperly paid benefits due to administrative or clerical errors.

Michigan HB5394 amends the unemployment insurance laws to require waivers for improperly paid benefits if they were due to administrative or clerical errors. The bill specifies that if an improperly paid benefit was due to fraud or identity fraud and occurred between February 7, 2020, and September 5, 2021, it is considered an administrative or clerical error. The unemployment insurance agency must review the claim for eligibility for a waiver and notify the claimant of the determination.