Posted on Thu, Aug 5, 2010 : 11:05 a.m.
Federal unemployment benefits restored to Michigan jobless workers
By AnnArbor.com Staff
The state says federal unemployment benefits have been restored to about 69,500 people in Michigan who were cut off in July.
Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency said today it has issued about $38 million in retroactive payments over the past two weeks.
The agency says it began making some payments to jobless workers on July 23, the day after President Barack Obama signed into law a restoration of benefits for people who have been out of work for six months or more.
The state says people should have received their benefit payments two to three business days following their most recent contact with the Unemployment Insurance Agency's automated system. The average weekly benefit is about $300.
Comments
clownfish
Fri, Aug 6, 2010 : 7:54 a.m.
Keeping a theme going... UM needs a new football coach, we have 60,000 people to choose from, maybe among that group we could find one with ethics? Don't want your money going to unemployment compensation? Then create some jobs, buy some MI made goods, lot's of them, start a business, hire your unemployed neighbor.
A2K
Fri, Aug 6, 2010 : 7:10 a.m.
We're all paying for this, but 98% of each unemployment dollar goes right back into the economy as people pay bills, rent, food, clothes, necessities to keep from being homeless. If you want to complain about costs - see the 898 billion in tax cuts for the top 2% of Americans that the GOP is attempting to cast as "unfair and evil"...even though they ALL VOTED TO END THE CUTS in 2011 as, and I quote, "The cuts are unsustainable and the effect on the deficit long-term would be disasterous." Here's a fact about jobs in Michigan: for each 1 job available, there are 8 people looking...the competition is intense. Then factor in the usual job BS of nepotism, networking, nudges and it becomes extremely difficult to secure anything.
Mikey2u
Thu, Aug 5, 2010 : 8:20 p.m.
It's a safe bet that these 69,500 unemployed Michigan voters will be voting for Virg Bernero in November.
Ignatz
Thu, Aug 5, 2010 : 3:03 p.m.
I don't mind helping out folks who are out of a job, but have a couple of concerns. 1) Who's monitoring those recieving the money making sure they are not turning down less than perfect offers? 2) Why not have them do work for the community for a day or two a week so that we get some benefit back?
Booradley
Thu, Aug 5, 2010 : 1:47 p.m.
Who is paying for all this?