Michigan

421.1 Michigan employment security act; short title.

421.2 Declaration of public policy; findings.

421.3 Unemployment insurance agency; policies; definitions.

421.3a Repealed.

421.3b Repealed.

421.4 Rules; availability to public on request.

421.4a Repealed.

421.5 Unemployment insurance agency; director; duties; annual salary; employees and assistants; delegation of authority; compensation and expenses.

421.5a Advocacy assistance services; program.

421.5b Unemployment insurance agency; director; appointment by governor.

421.6 Repealed.

421.6a Unemployment insurance agency; writings subject to certain acts; record retention requirements; admissibility of reproduction as evidence.

421.6b-421.7 Repealed.

421.8 Legislative purpose; annual review of maximum weekly benefit rates; comparison of consumers' price index; determining percentage of increase or decrease; report.

421.9 Unemployment insurance agency; subpoenas, issuance; enforcement; immunity.

421.10 Administration fund; contingent fund.

421.10a Obligation trust fund; creation; receipt and deposit of money or other assets; investment; money remaining in fund; administrator; expenditures; purpose.

421.11 Unemployment agency; cooperation with federal agency; reports; compliance with federal regulations; "social security act" defined; disclosure of information; recip

421.11a Privilege; waiver.

421.12 Acceptance of Wagner-Peyser act.

421.12a Employment security; community work or training program; employee benefits.

421.13 Contributions of employer; rate; obligation assessment payment; computation and payment; reports; quarterly wage report; apportioned payments; optional payment met

421.13a Contributions of nonprofit organizations; reimbursement payments in lieu of contributions; “nonprofit organization” defined; notice of election to become reimburs

421.13b Liability of nonprofit organization for reimbursement payments in lieu of contributions; termination of status as reimbursing employer; notice of termination; ele

421.13c Payments by nonprofit organization to commission; computation; statement of charges; past due reimbursement payments.

421.13d Delinquency of nonprofit organization in making reimbursement payments; termination of election; surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or other security.

421.13e Group account for sharing cost of benefits; joint application; approval; notice; duration; termination; adding employer to or removing employer from group account

421.13f Reimbursement by nonprofit organization of benefits paid; charging benefits paid to rating account of nonprofit organization.

421.13g Reimbursement payments by state in lieu of contributions; amount, time, and manner of payments; separate accounts; funds to which reimbursement payments charged;

421.13h Provisions applicable to reimbursement payments in lieu of contributions and reimbursing employers.

421.13i Governmental entity as reimbursing employer or contributing employer; election; notice; termination of election; liability for reimbursement payments; notice term

421.13j Repealed.

421.13k Payment by governmental entity of regular benefits plus extended benefits and training benefits; ascertainment of amount; statement of charges; reimbursement of f

421.13l Indian tribe or tribal unit as employer; requirements.

421.13m Professional employer organization; determination of status as liable employer; reporting of wages and payment of unemployment contributions; requirements; act or

421.14 Employing unit as employer and services as employment; determinations; notice; review and redetermination; collection of contributions; retroactive determination;

421.15 Delinquent contributions.

421.15a Apportioned quarterly payments; interest on contribution obligation not required; failure to make payment.

421.15b Repealed.

421.16 Adjustment or refund of contributions or interest.

421.17 Nonchargeable benefits account; experience account; pooling of contributions; credits; exception during COVID-19 pandemic only.

421.18 Definitions.

421.19 Contribution rate of contributing employer; determination; reserve fund balance of reorganized employer; distressed employer; irrevocability of excess payments to

421.19a Solvency tax; determination; payment; deferral; appropriation; repayment; payment of amounts obtained into contingent fund; crediting amounts to employers' experi

421.20 Charging benefits against employer's account; benefits improperly paid; basis; failure of employer to provide information; determination; appeal; separate determin

421.20a Benefits paid under protest or appeal; charge to suspense account; transfer to rating account or solvency account.

421.21 Copies or listings of benefit checks charged against employer's account; copies as final determination; statement of total benefits charged against rating account;

421.21a Allocation of benefit charges and contributions attributable to service performed under CETA-PSE.

421.21b Seamen on American vessel on Great Lakes; benefits; seamen, definition.

421.22 Transfer of business.

421.22a Transfer of operations from another state to this state; conditions to being deemed qualified employer; withdrawing request for application of section; furnishing

421.22b Transferring trade or business with intent to reduce contribution rate or reimbursement payments.

421.23 Coverage of employer; period.

421.24 Cessation of employing unit as employer subject to act; termination of coverage; rescission of determination.

421.25 Election that services be deemed employment subject to act; request for termination of coverage; termination of election.

421.26 Unemployment compensation fund.

421.26a Issuance of notes, bonds, financial instruments, or other evidences of indebtedness; use of proceeds; payment of unemployment obligation assessment; rate; collect

421.26b Repealed.

421.27 Payment of benefits; extension of benefits subject to appropriation.

421.27a Payment of benefits for certain periods of unemployment; amount; conditions; eligibility; limitation.

421.27b Deducting and withholding income tax from unemployment benefits.

421.27c Noncharging employer account; monetary redetermination; conditions.

421.27n Repealed.

***** 421.28 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026: See 421.28.amended *****

421.28a Preservation of unused credit weeks or benefit entitlement during period of continuous involuntary disability; request; written statement from physician; copies;

***** 421.28.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026 *****

421.28b Definitions; MCL 421.28c to 421.28m.

421.28c Shared-work plan; application; requirements; manner; contents; approval of more than 1 plan.

***** 421.28d THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026: See 421.28d.amended *****

***** 421.28d.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026 *****

421.28e Shared-work plan; approval or disapproval by unemployment agency.

421.28f Shared-work plan; effective period.

421.28g Compensation.

421.28h Schedule; filing compensation claims; benefits; funding of benefits.

421.28i Modification of shared-work plan.

421.28j Termination of shared-work plan; good cause.

421.28k Authority of unemployment agency to approve, disapprove, modify, or terminate shared-work plan.

421.28l Report.

421.28m Effect of approval or disapproval by federal government.

421.29 Disqualification from benefits; exception during COVID-19 pandemic.

***** 421.29a THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026: See 421.29a.amended *****

***** 421.29a.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026 *****

421.29m, 421.29n Repealed.

421.30 Benefits inalienable.

421.31 Waiver of rights; limitation of fees.

421.32 Claims for benefits; examination; determination; notice.

***** 421.32a THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026: See 421.32a.amended *****

***** 421.32a.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026 *****

421.32b Internet site; establishment; access; purpose; protest or appeal.

421.32c Reconsideration of claims filed after March 15, 2020; prohibited solely on applicability of executive order.

421.32d Unemployment agency; hiring new employees; limitation.

***** 421.33 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026: See 421.33.amended *****

***** 421.33.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026 *****

421.34 Appeal to Michigan compensation appellate commission from findings of fact and decision or from denial of motion for rehearing or reopening.

421.35, 421.36 Repealed.

421.37 Fees for subpoenaed witnesses; fees and expenses of proceedings; issuance of subpoena.

421.38 Review by circuit court; direct appeal of order or decision of administrative law judge; unemployment agency as party; manner of appeal.

421.39 Employment security act; definitions.

421.40 “Employing unit” defined.

421.41 “Employer” defined.

421.41a Repealed.

421.42 “Employment” defined.

421.42a Coverage of services; determination; penalties and interests.

421.43 Services excluded from term "employment."

421.44 “Remuneration” and “wages” defined.

421.44a “Previously uncovered services” defined; wages to include remuneration for previously uncovered services; limitation on use of remuneration and on charging of ben

421.45 Base periods; definition.

421.46 “Benefit year” defined; conditions; rights of claimant.

421.46a Establishment of benefit year where individual unable to establish benefit year under MCL 421.46; conditions; calculation of average weekly wage; charge to employ

421.47 Calendar quarter; definition.

421.48 "Unemployed" explained; amounts considered wages or remuneration; leave of absence; elected layoff; COVID-19 absence.

421.48a Transmission or receipt by mail.

421.49 Last day of protest or appeal period falling on Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday; running of statutory periods.

421.50 “Week" defined.

421.50a “Governmental entity” defined.

421.51 “Benefits” and “average weekly wage” defined.

421.51a Repealed.

421.52 State; definition.

421.53 “Hospital,”“institution of higher education,” and “educational institution other than institution of higher education,” defined.

421.54 Sanctions; penalties.

421.54a Requiring individual to make false statement or representation regarding benefit or other payment as condition of employment; remedies; applicability; disposition

421.54b Conspiracy; applicability; penalties; disposition of amounts recovered; effective date of section.

421.54c Embezzlement; penalties; applicability; disposition of amounts recovered; effective date of section.

421.54f Report of fraudulent claim; contents; submission of affidavit by affected individual; duties of unemployment agency; appeal of determination; determination of ide

421.54g Report regarding claims submitted by impostors; contents; definitions.

421.54h Appointment of individual to perform certain activities; "impostor" defined.

421.55 Catchline headings of section not part of act.

421.56 American vessel, American aircraft; definitions.

421.57 Amendment or repeal of act.

421.58 Suspension of provisions.

421.59 Repeal.

421.60 Advance from federal fund; repayment.

421.60a Protection of deaf.

421.61 Repealed.

***** 421.62 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026: See 421.62.amended *****

***** 421.62.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JULY 17, 2026 *****

421.63 Repealed.

421.64 Payment of extended benefits.

421.65 Effective dates of Act 231 of 1971; recomputation of benefits.

421.66 Effective dates of Act 104 of 1974; recomputation of benefits.

421.67 Effective dates of Act 110 of 1975; recomputation of weekly benefit rate and maximum amount of benefits; supplemental benefits.

421.67a Repealed.

421.67b Annual report to legislature; validating representations made by employer to legislature.

421.68, 421.69 Repealed.

421.70 Effective date of Act 358 of 1980; recomputation of weekly benefit rate and maximum amount of benefits; supplemental benefits.

421.71 Effective dates of Act 535 of 1982.

421.72 Effective date of Act 164 of 1983.

421.73 Rounding benefits to next lower full dollar.

421.75 Conversion date to wage record system; effective date; report.

421.151 Definitions.

421.152 Job training plans; contents.

421.153 Selection of service providers; criteria; use of funds to duplicate available facilities or services; determination.

421.154 Community-based organization meeting selection criteria; consideration for selection as service provider; conditions.

421.221 Short title.

421.222 Definitions.

421.223 Michigan business and industrial training program; development; emphasis.

421.224 Job training; criteria.

421.225 Powers of program.

421.226 Training services; primary concern; community college or area vocational educational center to be given initial consideration as provider.

421.227 Marketing and promotion of program.

421.228 Utilization of federal money.

421.229 Report; contents.