UIA initiated the repayment demands early last year, claiming that benefits to approximately 700,000 qualified claimants during the previous 2 years, were disbursed in error, totaling approximately $3.9 billion. It claimed that under new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) eligibility rules, the recipients of the funds lost their previously recognized eligibility. The UIA mailed notices to 700,000 people demanding repayment of benefits previously received, advising that the payments had been made in error due to a change in federal eligibility requirements.
Did you receive a request in the mail? Learn more about repaying the UIA unemployment benefits here.
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If you’re interested in learning more about the cancelation of UIA repayment demands, please contact employment and labor attorneys in Ann Arbor at 734-665-4441.