UI Law Finder

MICHIGAN UI LAW SOURCES

• Michigan Employment Security Act (start here)
  
• Administrative Rules
  • UIA Admin Rules (MAC 421.1-421.302): Administrative rules promulgated by the Unemployment Insurance Agency.
  • MOAHR and UIAC Admin Rules​: For use at ALJ hearings and appeals to the UIAC.
  • MOAHR Standards and Guidelines for Remote Hearings (Sept. 2023)
    
• Michigan Court Rules: See Chap. 7 for Claim of Appeal to Circuit Court and Leave to Appeal to Court of Appeals
  • See MCR 7.116 for Claims of Appeal to Circuit Court pursuant to MCL 421.38
    
• Michigan Rules of Evidence
  
• Michigan Appellate Opinion Manual (Michigan’s “blue book” for appellate briefs)
  
• Federal UI Law: USDOL federal UI law compilation site

CASE LAW

• Michigan Digest of UI Decisions – A Digest of Significant UI Decisions in Michigan (This Digest site)
  
• Michigan Unemployment Insurance Appeals Commission (UIAC) Decisions
  • Recent Decisions Search (2021 – present)
  • Notable Cases: Impact Cases and Matters of First Impression (at bottom of page)
    (selected by UIAC and posted on their website. Also includes some briefs and pleadings)
    
• Search Michigan Published Case Decisions (at Google Scholar)

LEGAL EDUCATION MATERIALS

• Michigan Legal Help CLE Materials – Unemployment Benefits
  
• Sugar Law Center CLE Materials
  • Navigating Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance System (video series)
  • Worker’s Guide to Accessing Unemployment Insurance Benefits in the State of Michigan (plain language guide)
  • MAKING YOUR BEST CASE. The Ins and Outs of Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance System
    
• Unemployment Benefits in Michigan – ICLE Book

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE APPELAS COMMISION

• Michigan Executive Order 2019-13 Part 3 – Creating the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Commission (See pp. 11-14)
  
• Unemployment Appeals Commission Website