Michigan ends Extended Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits

March 9th, 20210 LANSING — Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) announced on its website Monday the ending of unemployment extensions for those receiving Extended Benefits (EB) and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The EB program gave Michiganders 20 additional weeks of unemployment benefits since it began in October. The...

Up to 59 weeks of extended unemployment benefits announced for Michigan

October 1st, 20200 LANSING — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) announced on Thursday that the unemployment insurance benefits period has been lengthened under the Federal Extended Benefits (EB) program. The EB program pays unemployment benefits during periods of high unemployment to workers who have otherwise exhausted entitlement to...