The recent changes in federal unemployment policies brought in by Congress’ new bill reduced federal extended benefits to Michigan workers by 20 weeks.

Add to this the reduction in state unemployment benefits from 26 to 20 weeks and soon Michigan unemployed workers will go from being able to collect a maximum of 99 weeks to a maximum of 56 weeks of state and federal benefits.

This has caused Democrats to ask Governor Snyder to push for an extension of state unemployment benefits and return them to 26 weeks.