Work Search Requirements to be Reinstated

Liz Gullett

May 21, 2021

Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) is reinstating the work search requirements for unemployment benefit claimants starting May 30, 2021. The requirement had been suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic. Prior to that, it was a requirement under the state’s regular unemployment insurance program as well as federal benefit programs. There are a few COVID-specific exemptions for people who are self-employed, unable to work due to COVID-19, and parents with children attending school remotely because their school is closed.

Under the reinstated requirements, in order to remain eligible for benefits, claimants must actively seek work and report at least one work search activity for each week they claim benefits. This could include submitting a job application, going on an interview, or attending a job fair.

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