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350,000 Michigan Workers Must Repay $2.7B in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Michigan's UIA seeks repayment of $2.7 billion in pandemic benefits from 350,000 workers, offering waivers for financial hardship and waiving penalties except for fraud cases.
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State of Michigan Asking for $2.7 Billion in COVID Unemployment Benefits, Claiming Overpayments
MICHIGAN, Sept. 9, 2025 ~ The state of Michigan wants billions of dollars back from workers who the state claims were overpaid COVID-19 unemployment benefits. Officials say $2.7 billion in benefits were overpaid to about 350,000 workers by the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. Until now, the court could not ask for the money back because of a court order in a class-action lawsuit against the agency, but that case has been settled. PODCAST…
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution33% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
Bias Distribution
- 33% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
33% Right
L 33%
C 33%
R 33%
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