What does misrepresentation mean on unemployment Michigan?
Unemployment fraud or misrepresentation exists where a claimant has made a false statement or representation knowing it to be false or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact in the claimant’s application to receive benefits.
How do I file a Pua claim in Michigan?
New PUA claims can now be filed online at Michigan.gov/uia. PUA claimants who exhausted their original entitlement of benefits prior to 12/26/20 can now reopen their claim to receive an additional 11 weeks of benefits. The additional 11 weeks are payable beginning with the week ending Jan. 2, 2021.
What happens if you fail to pay state of Michigan?
Failure to repay benefits improperly received can also result in: Garnishment of your wages. Your Federal and State of Michigan income tax refunds can be taken to pay the debt. Lottery winnings you claim in excess of $1,000 may be intercepted.
What happens if you have an overpayment on unemployment?
If you are still receiving unemployment benefits while you have an overpayment, 50 percent (or 100 percent if fraud was involved) of your weekly unemployment benefits will be taken for repayment (this is called recoupment). Interest on overpayments is one percent per month.
What is the interest rate on an overpayment?
Interest on overpayments is one percent per month. Interest accrues daily and will continue to accrue until the total amount due is paid. Failure to repay benefits improperly received can also result in:
How to protest an UIA overpayment in Michigan?
UIA: Anyone who has a determination of an overpayment and does not agree with it should protest the determination. The steps to protest are included on every determination letter issued by the agency. Protests can be submitted online through their MIWAM account or in writing on Form UIA 1733
What can cause an unemployment overpayment in Michigan?
Some examples of what could cause an overpayment are: failing to report all earnings for a particular week, adjudications on refusal to work, or you were found to be ineligible at a later date. RYAN: Others never filed but someone else fraudulently used their SSN to get benefits.
Failure to repay benefits improperly received can also result in: Garnishment of your wages. Your Federal and State of Michigan income tax refunds can be taken to pay the debt. Lottery winnings you claim in excess of $1,000 may be intercepted.
What should I do if I have an overpayment on my benefit?
In most cases, you will be asked to repay the overpayment. You may be asked to send a check for the balance of the overpayment. If you can’t repay it all once, you may be able to negotiate a payment plan. Otherwise, if you are entitled to further benefits, you may be able to use those benefits to repay the overpayment.