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Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency agreed to pay $55 million in April and make changes to how it processes claims as part of a settlement it reached in a lawsuit filed by several workers who ...
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The saga of a group of Michigan residents falsely accused of unemployment insurance fraud nearly a decade ago has finally come to a close. Four claimants seeking damages against the contractors ...
As a part of the department's re-organization, two commissions were formed in the department, the Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission and the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Commission. The Michigan Strategic Fund's board was restructured. The formerly defunct State Lake Bank Fast Track Authority was re-formed. [6]
Fines and forfeiture of property – These are considered a form of punishment. In February 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that civil asset forfeiture may constitute excess fines and therefore be unconstitutional, even when imposed by states. [3] Costs and fees – These may include court costs, fees for supervision, payments for legal ...
While it is not advisable to obtain such an order on purely strategic grounds, [13] asset freezing has a persuasive effect on settlement negotiations. [14] While a claimant obtaining an order can expect to face subsequent opposition in court from the defendant, the freezing order is generally considered to be the beginning of the end for the defendant as they will be unable to defend ...
As Michigan's UIA and other states were experiencing a historic influx of claims, state agencies also were setting up three additional federal unemployment insurance benefits systems, including PUA.
Bennis v. Michigan, 516 U.S. 442 (1996), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the innocent owner defense is not constitutionally mandated by Fourteenth Amendment Due Process in cases of civil forfeiture.