UIA - Unemployment Insurance Agency to hold free seminars for employers about Michigan's UI system

September 1, 2009 – Back by popular demand! The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) will be holding a series of ten free half-day seminars for employers about the state's unemployment program at various locales around the state in October and November.

"Last year we held several employer seminars and the response was overwhelming," UIA Director Stephen Geskey said. "Just about every session was filled, and we had to schedule additional sessions. Due to their popularity, we will offer them again this year."

The seminars explain to employers Michigan's UI tax and benefit programs as well as recent changes at the agency. Seminar topics include: how UI benefits are paid and charged to employer UI accounts; new online UIA services for employers; how UIA calculates employer UI tax rates; and how to appeal an agency determination. In addition, there will be two breakout sessions - one on UI benefits and the other on UI taxes.

Each session starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 12:30 p.m. The seminar schedule follows:

City	Date	Location
Saginaw	October 7	Jerome T. Hart State Office Bldg., 411 E. Genesee (2^nd Floor)
Marquette	October 13	Michigan Works! center, 1498 O'Dovero Dr.
Sault Ste. Marie	October 14	Cisler Center, Lake Superior State Univ., 650 W. Easterday Ave (Huron Room)
Traverse City	October 15	Hagerty Center, Northwestern Michigan College, 715 E. Front St. (Room C)
Gaylord	October 16	Kirkland Community College M- TEC, 60 Livingston Blvd. (Room M-105)
Clinton Township	October 30	Macomb Intermediate School District, 44001 Garfield (Central Training Room 100-B)
Kalamazoo	November 4	Kalamazoo OPD Training Center, 322 Stockbridge Ave.
Dearborn	November 10	Henry Ford Community College M- TEC, 3601 Schaefer Rd. (Room 104)
Greenville	November 17	Montcalm Community College M- TEC, 1325 Yellow Jacket Dr. (Room 129)
Lansing	November 18	State Library of Michigan & Historical Center, 702 W. Kalamazoo St. (1^st Floor Forum)

To register for any of the seminar sessions, employers can obtain a registration form at the UIA website (www.michigan.gov/uia). They must then complete the form and either fax it to the agency at 313.456.3372, mail it to Unemployment Insurance Agency, ATTN: ECR, 3024 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 11-450, Detroit 48202; or they can email the registration to EmployerLiaison@michigan.gov.

Employers with questions about the seminar can call the agency's Employer Customer Relations staff at 1-800-638-3994.

Geskey encouraged interested employers to register as early as possible for the seminar of their choice as he anticipates the sessions will fill quickly.

The meeting sites and parking are accessible. Individuals attending the seminars are asked to refrain from using heavily scented personal care products, in order to enhance accessibility for everyone. People with disabilities requiring additional services (such as materials in alternative formats) in order to participate in the meeting should email UIA's Employer Customer Relations unit at EmployerLiaison@michigan.gov at least three business days prior to the meeting.

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