Michigan and 13 Other States Sue Department of Labor Over Termination of Unemployment Funding

Michigan and 13 other states are suing the U.S. Department of Labor for clawing back several million dollars in funding for improvements to state unemployment insurance systems.

The grants were created as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act, a stimulus package passed by Congress in 2021 to aid economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants were meant to help modernize the technology used to administer states’ unemployment programs to better prevent fraud, pay out benefits, and promote equitable access.

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