Rep. Steve Johnson of Wayland, the Chairman of the House Oversight Committee in Michigan, is launching an investigation into the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. The investigation comes on the heels of recent mistakes by the agency that may cost thousands of Michigan's residents thousands in dollars.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the work search requirement to receive unemployment has been waived in the state of Michigan. That is about to change.
Gov. Whitmer signed a new Executive Order speeding up the process to get unemployment as well as extending a previous Executive Order extending benefits.
CraftWorks Holdings also reportedly fired their CEO Hazem Ouf and CFO Jim Lebs after the two were accused of paying the company's bills without permission.