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Michigan UIA to pause collections for all pandemic overpayments
Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Company will suspend assortment pursuits for all claimants who have been told they had been overpaid jobless gains in the pandemic. The pause on collection actions — which can include things like garnishing claimants’ wages or seizing tax returns, for case in point — applies to overpayments associated to statements filed starting March 1, 2020, and heading forward and comes as portion of a court docket order in a course-action lawsuit towards the company. Implementation of the suspension is anticipated to commence future 7 days, the joint position report, which was submitted with the Michigan Court of Claims on Thursday, explained. The pause on collection pursuits —…