Bill > HB6313

This bill amends the Michigan Employment Security Act to update the annual reporting requirements for "shared-work plans," which are programs that allow employers facing economic downturns to reduce employees' hours rather than laying them off, while the state provides partial unemployment benefits to make up for the lost wages. Specifically, the legislation mandates that the state’s Unemployment Insurance Agency submit its annual report to the governor and legislative leaders by March 1 of each year, and expands the required contents of that report to include a detailed "benefit error rate." This new error rate metric must track improper, overpaid, and underpaid claims associated with shared-work plans in a manner consistent with federal guidelines, and the agency may also include regional data, historical trends, and details on any corrective actions being taken to fix payment mistakes.