Monday, March 30, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced an expansion to unemployment benefits and compensation. This helps benefit workers who do not already qualify for state unemployment benefits, but are impacted by COVID-19. Workers include self-employed, 1099-independent contracts, gig, and low-wage workers who no longer can work because of the pandemic.
She also announced $600 a week benefit increase for all unemployed workers for four months. The agreement also extended benefit payments form 26 to 39 weeks.
However, many people still have questions and confusion over applying for unemployment. Steve Gray, the Director of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency answered some of those questions with our reporter over FaceTime.
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