Bill > HB6315

This bill amends the Michigan Employment Security Act—the state law governing unemployment benefits and related employer obligations—to prohibit the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA), which is the state entity responsible for administering unemployment benefits and collecting related taxes from businesses, from forcing an employing unit, meaning a business or organization that has employees, to convert its books, records, and papers into a different format when the agency requests to examine or copy them. While the agency retains its existing powers to investigate, issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and compel testimony or the production of documents with the backing of the state circuit courts, this legislation ensures that employers are not burdened with having to alter the existing physical or digital format of their records simply to satisfy a state review.