MI SR0132

Condemns Governor Whitmer's inaction in addressing failures at the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) during the COVID-19 pandemic surge in unemployment claims.

Criticizes the UIA for failing to process claims timely, leaving more than 200,000 Michigan residents without payments, and being unresponsive to claimants contacting the agency repeatedly without assistance.

Identifies the UIA's mismanagement of suspected fraud by suspending 540,000 benefit accounts without proper investigation, with over half subsequently cleared, leaving approximately 240,000 people still awaiting resolution.

Urges Governor Whitmer to promptly sign Enrolled Senate Bill No. 690 of 2020, which provides funding for 500 additional temporary employees at the UIA to process the claims backlog.

Requires copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the Director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, and the Director of the Unemployment Insurance Agency.