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Applying for the new Clean Slate program
Participating in reemployment services through Michigan Works! or creating an account on job search sites such as MiTalent.org.
Work search is required for those receiving benefits under the stateâs regular unemployment insurance program as well as federal benefit programs. If an individual has an approved waiver, they are exempt from the work search requirement.
There are COVID- specific exemptions for people who are self-employed, unable to work due to COVID-19, and parents with children attending school remotely because the school is closed.
Claimants may apply for a waiver prior to their certification either in MiWAM or by calling the UIA customer service line at 866-500-0017. They will be notified at the time of the request whether a waiver of the requirement is granted.
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LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Extended unemployment benefits in Michigan will stop at the end of this week.
State officials say the U.S. Department of Labor notified the Unemployment Insurance Agency that the extended benefits program will not be payable after the week ending April 17, 2021 because Michigan’s unemployment rate is down.
Those benefits are only eligible when the state’s total unemployment rate averages 6.5% or higher for three consecutive months. It provides an additional 13-20 weeks of benefits for those who have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits.
âFortunately, with the federal extensions that were implemented on March 27, claimants who were on the Extended Benefits program most likely will be able to receive benefits through other federal programs such as Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA),” UIA Acting Director Liza Estlund Olson said in a release.