There are four calendar quarters in a year:. For example: if you file your claim in July , the four quarters in your standard base period are:. This is the four quarters right before you file for unemployment. So, if you file your claim in July , the four quarters in the alternative base period are:.
Fraud is intentional misrepresentation. If you get a determination that says you have intentionally misrepresented information to the UIA, it may include information about money you have to repay.
If you are found to have committed fraud, you may have to repay four times as much you got in unemployment benefits. If you disagree with the determination, you can protest the determination. The UIA must receive your protest within 30 days of when it mailed or sent the determination.
The UIA defines your benefit year as the 52 consecutive weeks that start when you file an unemployment claim if you qualify for unemployment. The benefit year starts the Sunday of the week you file. It ends the Saturday one year later. Your benefits year is also ended if your benefits are cancelled. Once you have established a claim, you can claim your 20 weeks of benefits any week during the benefit year that you are eligible to claim benefits.
The 20 weeks do not have to be consecutive. There can be weeks you do not claim benefits in between the ones that you do. You must report and file your resume before you claim your first week of benefits. Whether a job is considered suitable is based on a number of factors including:. Your benefits will be reduced in the weeks you have income from your part time job. You can call toll free to be directed to a homeownership counselor in your area. The UIA is responsible for collecting overpayments of unemployment benefits.
If you were overpaid benefits and you are currently employed, contact the UIA Benefit Overpayment Collection unit at to arrange repayment. Interest accumulates very quickly on unemployment overpayments. If you become unemployed and establish a claim for unemployment benefits, 50 percent or percent if fraud was involved in the original overpayment of your weekly unemployment benefit payment will be taken for repayment.
If there was fraud involved in the original overpayment, all your benefit payments will be taken to repay the overpayment. There are other penalties for fraud, too. You may want to repay the overpayment as quickly as possible. Your employer did not provide wage and separation information timely and you made an honest mistake; or.
Your unemployment benefits may be reduced in any week you get severance pay. Unless you and your employer agree otherwise, your employer can choose when to allocate the severance payment. Choosing to quit your job—that is, leaving voluntarily—may disqualify you from receiving benefits. Leaving because you simply did not like the workplace will cause your application to be rejected. But quitting your job because of reasons out of your control—such as health problems or something your employer did—may allow you to still receive benefits.
If you were fired, the UIA will determine if you still qualify for benefits. If you lost your job because of misconduct at work such as violating workplace rules or failing to show up regularly , you may not qualify for unemployment compensation. Being fired does not automatically disqualify you—you can still receive unemployment payments if you were fired for having poor job performance.
In situations where a labor dispute or layoff led to your termination, you will likely qualify for benefits. Even if you meet all the requirements for unemployment benefits in Michigan, your application may be rejected based on your individual work situation. If you were self-employed, worked for a family business, or held a political office, there are additional criteria that you must meet. Unemployment benefits vary from person to person and are based on your previous wages and the number of weeks you are allowed to receive benefits.
While the UIA will contact you by mail to explain how much you will receive and for how long, you can estimate your weekly unemployment benefits by using this formula:. Unemployment benefits are paid out weekly. Hours are Monday through Saturday between a. Michigan allows residents to collect unemployment benefits for a maximum of 20 weeks per benefit year, regardless of wheter you find a job, stop benefits, and need to reapply later on in the year.
This means there must be at least 52 weeks between Michigan unemployment claim filings to receive full benefits. For example:. In most cases, it is not possible to receive a Michigan unemployment extension.
Previously, the state has only allowed extensions in times where economic downturn has created high Michigan unemployment rates. In some cases, you can accept part-time work and still receive unemployment benefits, though you should know that your weekly benefit will be reduced based on the amount of money you are earning. Failing to do so could lead to you losing your benefits. If you find that your benefit application was denied, or there was some issue with your claim, the UIA will contact you about the issue and with information on how to proceed.
Michigan unemployment laws will allow you to file an appeal. If you need more information on doing so, you can visit the Michigan unemployment website for further details. We are a private company. You typically must work directly with the government to qualify for your program or benefits. This website and its contents are for informational purposes only. We do not claim responsibility for its accuracy. Programs Medicare Basics. How does Medicare Work? Medicare Plans.
Medicare News. Additional Medicare Coverage. Eligibility Team. They are not a factor in a public charge determination. The UIA decides if you qualify for benefits and how much you qualify for. To do this, the UIA looks at how much you earned during a base period. The base period is usually the first four of the last five quarters. A quarter is one three month period of the year. The UIA uses calendar quarters. Calendar quarters are:.
Your total wages for all four quarters is at least 1. You can apply for unemployment online or by phone. You will need a lot of information when you apply.
Read Applying for Unemployment Benefits to learn more. There are COVID specific exemptions for filers who are self-employed, unable to work due to COVID and parents with children attending school remotely because the school is closed for in-person learning, the agency said.
Claimants can apply for a waiver prior to their certification either in MiWAM or by calling the agency. They will be notified at the time of the request whether a waiver of the requirement is granted, the UIA said.
For those that don't qualify for a waiver, they must include the details of their work search when they certify online or by phone. If that information isn't entered, claimants will lose benefits that week.
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