Michigan launches new unemployment system as benefit expansion looms

The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has launched MiUI, a new online platform that replaces the 14-year-old Michigan Web Account Manager system. This technology upgrade aims to streamline administration for workers and employers as the state adjusts to significant unemployment insurance policy changes.

Employers are navigating an evolving landscape marked by increased benefit levels and duration, which have placed added financial pressure on the unemployment trust fund and raised the likelihood of higher employer taxes. The Michigan Chamber has opposed several of these policy changes enacted during the previous Democratic trifecta.

Business leaders are monitoring ongoing discussions in Lansing regarding proposals to extend unemployment benefits to workers engaged in labor strikes. Such a change would represent a significant departure from the traditional purpose of unemployment insurance and could further increase employer costs and liabilities within the state's system.

Read the full story at michamber.com.