MMA Drives Legislative Solutions for Michigan UIA

As an active participant in the Unemployment Insurance Workgroup established by House Oversight Committee Chair Joe Graves (R-Linden), several MMA priorities were included in the Workgroup’s final report of recommendations provided to the Committee on Thursday, 6/8/17.

Among the recommendations were several MMA priorities, including:

• Legislative solutions to address the proliferation of imposter claims
• Legislative solutions to improve the 20a employer non-compliance determination process
• The mitigation and blocking of anti-manufacturing proposals such as:
  • Requiring UIA to ensure “actual notice” before adjudicating a claimant of fraud
  • Prohibiting the Agency from utilizing discrepancies between employers and claimants about separations for the purposes of establishing fraud
  • Attempts to slash Michigan’s penalties to just 15 percent

The bill drafting process has commenced, however this can be quite a lengthy endeavor so MMA anticipates legislative action on these items when the Legislature reconvenes this fall.

Contact Delaney McKinley

Senior Director of Government Affairs and Membership
Call 517-487-8530
E-mail mckinley@mimfg.org