LANSING – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a bill into law that is expected to clear the way for part-time workers to keep unemployment aid they received during the pandemic.
The eligibility of part-time workers for unemployment and their ability to keep it after the fact was in question following confusion over whether claimants should have marked whether they were “able and available” for full-time work during the pandemic.
Michigan law requires applicants to be able and available for full-time work to receive jobless aid, but federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance made exceptions for part-time workers or for those who were not seeking full-time work because of pandemic related reasons.
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