UIA WAIVER EXTENSION; PART SHORTAGE                                                      S.B. 791:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 791 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Kenneth Horn

Committee:  Economic and Small Business Development

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Employment Security Act to allow the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) to extend a waiver for unemployment eligibility requirements beyond 45 calendar days for an individual who was laid off if, before the end of the specified period of the waiver or extension, the employer notified the UIA that the layoff was an extended layoff as a result of a parts shortage, the extension did not exceed more than 45 calendar days, and the end of the specified period of the extension was not a date after December 31, 2022.

The bill would apply the extension of the waiver as described above retroactively, beginning May 31, 2021.

MCL 421.28                                                            Legislative Analyst:  Tyler VanHuyse

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed: 2-15-22                                                      Fiscal Analyst: Josh Sefton

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.