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2022 Report & Annual Meeting

The 2022 Report and Annual Meeting packet is now available!  Members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting on May 11th in Lansing. Check-in: 11:45 am Lunch & member speaker: 12:00 pm Business Matters: 12:50 pm Adjourn: 2:45 Register View Annual Report

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Benefits of a Hearing Representative

What is a Hearing Representative? 501 Alliance members are eligible to work with a Hearing Representative (at no cost) whose area of expertise is unemployment hearings. They specialize in helping prepare you for a hearing, assisting you during the hearing alongside your witnesses, and consulting with you after the hearing has taken place. The Hearing [...]

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Understanding Attendance Issues

This information is provided to 501 Alliance members by Equifax Workforce Solutions. Attendance claims can be challenging. You may have experienced cases that, no matter how much documentation and/or details you have provided, you often still did not receive a favorable decision. The key to understanding attendance cases and how the state will possibly rule [...]

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Annual Meeting Registration Open

All 501 Alliance members are invited to attend the 2023 Annual Meeting.  There is no cost to attend but RSVP is required as space is limited.  Bring up to two representatives from your member agency. Learn more about 501 Alliance’s operation as well as unemployment trends in Michigan Meet 501 Alliance Board of Directors Network [...]

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Reporting Special Pay

What is Special Pay? Special pay, sometimes called separating pay, is any money paid to a separated employee after a separation has occurred. For example, a claimant may have received a severance package or had been paid out vacation pay that was earned but never used. Depending on the type of pay and the state [...]

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Employer Unemployment Tips

November Claim tip: Still Employed Claims November Hearing tip: Unemployment Hearing: Witness Preparation GuideOctober Claim tip: Help protect your nonprofit from fraudulent unemployment claims October Hearing tip: Postponement & reopen requests

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