$55M settlement against state unemployment agency given preliminary approval

By Jon King

Preliminary approval has been reached in the settlement of a class action lawsuit against the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA).

The $55 million settlement, which still needs legislative approval, would reimburse workers who said the agency ordered them to pay back pandemic-era jobless benefits before resolving a protest or appeal.

Read more at Michigan Advance: https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/55m-settlement-against-state-unemployment-agency-given-preliminary-approval/