MI HB5006

Requires the unemployment insurance agency to notify claimants of their right to request an in-person or telephone hearing to appeal determinations that benefits were improperly paid, including the right to have counsel present

Prohibits the agency from taking action to recover improperly paid benefits or enforce interest, penalties, or additional amounts until after the claimant has exercised their right to a hearing or expressly waived that right

Clarifies that improper payments resulting from administrative or clerical errors made by the unemployment insurance agency qualify for mandatory waiver of recovery when repayment would be contrary to equity and good conscience

Maintains existing provisions allowing recovery of improperly paid benefits through deductions from future benefits or wages (limited to 50% of each payment), cash payments, or tax refund deductions

Preserves the 3-year statute of limitations for issuing restitution determinations and initiating recovery actions, except in cases of suspected identity fraud or intentional fraud