unemployment benefits

Unemployed workers in Michigan are set to receive a significant boost in their unemployment benefits, following the recent approval of legislation by the Michigan Senate.

Michigan unemployment is about to end for around 400, 000 Michiganders very soon, federal benefits expire Sept. 4th

Some unemployed Michiganders have already started receiving their $300. Others have not. As a matter of fact, some Michiganders are not receiving any benefits at all.

The bill will also offer up match funding for flood clean up in Midland and Gladwin Counties.

The lawmakers say the agency responsible for managing unemployment benefits assistance is running into a big hole with no vision to work out of it.

The extra federal unemployment benefit comes to an end in Michigan next week, but there's still a chance it could get extended.

According to a release from the state of Michigan, the "Michigan Unemployment Agency (UIA) has already provided an estimated 820,000 unemployed Michigan workers $1.37 billion in benefits. On Thursday, the U.S. Dept. of Labor released those numbers showing that 1,178,021 Michiganders have filed for unemployment since March 15, with 134,119 workers filing claims just last week...

Michigan is expanding eligibility for unemployment benefits for those home with kids, quarantined and who are immunocompromised.