Michigan adds requirement for unemployment, relaxes rules for manufacturing workers

Michigan adds requirement for unemployment, relaxes rules for manufacturing workers

Although Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed one Republican-sponsored unemployment bill this week, she signed another one into law.

Whitmer signed Senate Bill 501, which adds a requirement for people on unemployment and relaxes the rules for laid-off manufacturing workers expecting to get recalled.

Sen. Ken Horn, R-Frankenmuth, sponsored the bill. Whitmer vetoed a Republican bill this week that would have taken away the extra $300 per week of federal money from unemployed workers.

The change is effective immediately, Leddy said.
For manufacturing workers, this bill allows them to keep getting benefits without looking for work for up to 135 days. Normally, people can only get a 45-day waiver to get benefits without searching for work when expecting to be recalled by their employer.
Manufacturing workers are only eligible for the extension if their layoff is due to a retooling, a parts shortage or a temporary change in production volume.
“This bill will help Michigan come back to work stronger than ever by ensuring that skilled manufacturing workers can stick with their employers during a temporary manufacturing shutdown, such as the shutdown caused by the global chip shortage,” Whitmer said in the news release.
Whitmer also pressed President Joe Biden to keep looking for solutions for the U.S. semiconductor chip shortage – which has caused significant delays for auto manufacturers. The chips control everything from the brakes and steering to the power seats and stereo.
The chips are largely made in foreign countries, which is why Whitmer wants the U.S. to boost its own manufacturing of the product. The shortage is requiring many businesses to temporarily lay off workers, Horn said.
“With my bill, workers on extended layoff are protected and manufacturers aren’t losing their workforce before they can begin production again,” Horn said.

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