Michigan Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment Benefits in Michigan
The rumors of course come before the actual layoffs or down sizing occurs in your office. You hear them in the lunch room, in the break room, and suddenly, what you dismissed as the basic rumors that run through any company come true. You arrive at work to find that pink slip in your locker or on your time card that tells you that you don’t have a job any longer.
So what’s next for you and how to you make sure that you have what you need to keep your financial situation at least stable while you find a new job?
If you’re anything like the rest of us, you turn to unemployment to assist you in keeping your family and your finances together while you seek out a new job, but what if its all new to you and you’re not sure where to start.
Don’t wait! Filing for unemployment should be done as soon as you legitimately can after you are no longer working. Some states require a waiting week, during which you will not gather a check, so as soon as you legitimately know you’re out of work, its time to file for your unemployment compensation. Failing to do so will delay your checks that much longer after you do your waiting time.
You probably won’t be eligible to claim days back to the time you were laid off, so any that you haven’t filed for in a given amount of time, are lost to you.
Filing for unemployment is accomplished most easily by using the Michigan unemployment site, where you can, using your documents and answering questions, file for your initial claim for unemployment compensation online. Using the electronic filing system, you will save a trip to the unemployment office, won’t have to wait in line and quite often will accomplish it far more quickly than you might have if you had gone in person to the office. In addition you can file privately, in your own home, making it less traumatic for you at the same time.
You may also file for your unemployment in Michigan by telephoning the Michigan unemployment automated filing system on the telephone. The number to call to use the telephone filing system is +18663660004.
To apply for your unemployment in Michigan via telephone you may phone the Michigan Unemployment office between 9 and 12:30 or between 1 and 4:30 on weekdays.
You can expect to receive no more than 362 dollars per week on Michigan unemployment benefits. To determine what your checks will be, multiply your highest quarter wages by .041. For each dependent that you have you may add 6 dollars. Round that down to the nearest whole dollar amount. This will be your weekly benefit that will be received under Michigan Unemployment compensation.
Larry Linihan Said,
April 27, 2009 @ 9:20 am
I HAVE FOUR WEEKS OF MY REGULAR 26 WEEKS OF UNEMPLOYMENT HOW DO I GET MY EXTENTION? I HAVE NOT RECIEVED ANYTHING IN THE MAIL AS YET..
THANK YOU
Larry Linihan
Rodney Said,
May 20, 2009 @ 10:09 pm
i would like to no about …………I worked of 22 years 40 hours and march of is year they take my hour down to 32 hours can i stall coullet full unemployment……..my boss told us you can
Thank You
Rodney
Tania Salem Said,
October 17, 2009 @ 11:07 am
When will Michigan start the extended unemployment benefits under the Senate bill 1699? I receive my last check (for 1 week) on Sept. 3,2009. I have emailed both Michigan State senators & my congressmen to urge them not to continue stalling on this very urgent bill.
Is any in your office able to assist?
admin Said,
November 19, 2009 @ 8:39 pm
Tania
This comes from the official website….
NEW Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Extensions
November 2009 (Revised 11/16/09)
Two new EUC extensions were passed by Congress and signed by the President on Friday,
November 6, 2009. In summary, the new law:
• Adds up to 1 additional week to EUC Tier II (total of 14 weeks);
• Creates an EUC Tier III for an additional up to 13 weeks of benefits; and
• Creates an EUC Tier IV for high unemployment states, such as Michigan, for an
additional up to 6 weeks.
Who is Eligible, How Will They Be Notified, and What Needs To Be Done?
• Those who exhaust their Extended Benefits (EB) in 2009 may qualify.
• 70,000-80,000 unemployed workers who have exhausted all unemployment benefits
may qualify.
• Payments will be made retroactive to the new EUC extension’s effective date of
November 8, 2009.
• If you have exhausted all benefits:
• UIA will begin mailing informational letters, complete with instructions and
redeterminations, on or about Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
• Begin contacting MARVIN (telephone or online) during the week of November
23rd (Thanksgiving week) to claim the up to 1 additional week from Tier II.
• Contact MARVIN during the week of December 6, 2009, to certify for three
weeks of Tier III (the up to 13 weeks tier).
• If you are currently collecting state unemployment, EUC Tier I, Tier II, or
Extended Benefits (EB):
• Continue to report using MARVIN.
• UIA will mail redeterminations to those on Tier II and EB, by November 21st,
2009.
Important Notes:
• EUC Tiers I–IV have expiration dates. As of now, all EUC benefits (Tiers I-IV) are due
to expire 12-31-2009. If you are already collecting EUC benefits that week, you may
continue collecting the weeks for which you are entitled. You will be unable to
begin the next EUC tier after that week – the week of expiration. Note that the popular
media is reporting the possibility that Congress may extend the expiration dates yet this
year. You may apply for EB, if the EB extension program is still available.
Current Unemployment Programs:
• State regular unemployment provides up to 26 weeks of benefits, based on a worker’s
earnings prior to becoming unemployed.
• EUC Tier I began in July 2008 and provides an unemployed worker with up to 20 weeks
of federally funded unemployment benefits, once they exhaust their state benefits. EUC
Tier I = 80% of a person’s state unemployment benefits, up to 20 weeks.
• EUC Tier II began in November 2008 and provides up to 13 weeks of federally funded
benefits after a person exhausts EUC Tier I. Tier II = 50% of a person’s state
unemployment benefits, up to 13 weeks. Effective November 8, 2009, Tier II now
provides for up to 54% of a person’s state unemployment benefits, up to 14 weeks.
Benefit payments for EUC Tier II will range from $48 to one full week of $387.
• EUC Tier III is effective November 8, 2009 and provides up to 13 weeks of federally
funded EUC benefits after a person exhausts EUC Tier II. Tier III = 50% of a person’s
state unemployment benefits, up to 13 weeks.
• EUC Tier IV is also effective November 8, 2009 and provides up to 6 weeks of federally
funded EUC benefits after a person exhausts Tier III. Tier IV = 24% of a person’s state
unemployment benefits, up to 6 weeks. Tier IV is payable in Michigan because
Michigan is a high unemployment state.
• Extended Benefits (EB) began in January 2009 and provides up to 20 weeks of
federally funded benefits after a person exhausts EUC Tier III. EB = 80% of a person’s
state unemployment benefits, up to 20 weeks. Absent Congressional action, the 20
week EB program will be reduced to 13 weeks for new EB claims established in 2010.
UIA will update information about the EUC and EB extensions on this website.
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admin Said,
December 15, 2009 @ 8:21 am
Rodney, make a claim it might be approved
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christie Said,
December 31, 2009 @ 5:31 pm
how do i find out how much unemployment i received this year is there a web site
admin Said,
January 20, 2010 @ 1:14 pm
Christie
I am not a state worker but I have found the information you are looking for about the 1099
http://www.michigan-gov-uia.com/michigan-1099-g-forms-for-unemployment
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Marlene Said,
February 5, 2010 @ 8:34 am
I have been told that with budget cuts I may get knocked down to 20 hours per week. Can I work 20 hours a week and still qualify for underemployment? How much can I expect? I make $19.20 hr now, what do I do?
Mr. D Said,
February 17, 2010 @ 10:01 am
I work part time, My hours have been significantly reducded(Fulltimer seniority workers moving into my department), and I filled for UNDER UNEMPLOYMENT. I did not see those two words together while I filed. I hope next year at tax time I do not get screwed. But, my filing has been accepted!