UIA Update: Michigan begins paying $300 supplemental benefit payments
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The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has started issuing $300 weekly Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) payments to an estimated 365,000 claimants on regular state unemployment insurance (UI) and Extended Benefit programs this weekend.
UIA Update: Workers Returning to Unemployment Should Reopen Their Previous Claim
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The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) today provided guidance to workers and employers who may be affected COVID-19.
UIA Offers New Phone Appointment Option for Claimants Requiring One-on-One Support
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The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) is now offering telephone appointments for customers with specific claim issues beginning today, Oct. 21.