The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has retroactively seized money from people it says received pandemic-related federal supplemental unemployment they didn’t actually qualify for. That led to a lawsuit from some affected people who say the state has no right to punish them for its own mistake without due process.
The UIA says it accidentally overpaid unemployment benefits during the pandemic. The state has garnished wages, seized tax returns, and otherwise forcibly collected much of that money from people who received unemployment. That led to a class-action lawsuit from plaintiffs who say the state violated their due process rights.
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency says it accidentally overpaid unemployment benefits during the pandemic. The state has forcibly collected much of that money from people who received unemployment. That led to a class-action lawsuit from plaintiffs who say the state violated their due process rights.