MI HB5005

Removes the presumption that an employee who is absent from work for 3 or more consecutive days without contacting their employer has voluntarily quit without good cause

Updates terminology throughout the statute to change "unemployment agency" to "unemployment insurance agency"

Makes minor technical and language updates, including replacing "pursuant to" with "in accordance with," "within 2 years of" with "not later than 2 years after," and "at least" with "not less than" in various provisions

Removes an obsolete temporary provision from the COVID-19 pandemic period (May 1, 2020 to October 20, 2020) regarding individuals who left work to accept full-time employment with another employer

Codifies a specific effective date of April 2, 2025 for the provision allowing domestic violence victims to leave work without disqualification from benefits (replacing generic "effective date of the amendatory act" language)