Reminder to Employees and Employers: Many Pandemic benefits end September 4th

While most of the focus of the September expiration of special Pandemic related Unemployment benefits is on the workers collecting the benefits, the State of Michigan also has reminders for Employers.  They are also affected by the end of the sometimes controversial extended jobless benefits.  The state’s Unemployment Insurance Agency put out the following statement to employers:

Michigan unemployment benefit programs that were extended as part of the federal American Rescue Plan Act will expire on September 4, 2021.

These programs will no longer be available to newUI applicants and the additional benefits on the following programs will end soon on active claims: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC) and Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC).

All non-charging components of Work Share will be discontinued and the standard limited charging will resume on your employer account.

All protests that are pending determinations on Sept. 4 will continue through the protest/appeal process despite these programs ending and benefits will be paid to claimants determined to be eligible.