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UIA COVID-19 Resources for Employees
UIA COVID-19 Resources for Employees
UIA COVID-19 Resources for Employees
UIA COVID-19 Resources for Employees
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Account Status
- What does "monetary (re) determination" mean?
- What does "monetary determination" mean?
- Says I need proof of ID, what should I do?
- What does "additional claim required" mean?
- What does "certification for this week was waived" mean?
- What does "no payment issued" mean?
- What does "not adversely affected" mean?
- My claim is denied due to insufficient wages. What does that mean?
- What is "rework"?
- What does "ineligible week" mean?
- What does "Michigan Works! Registration" mean?
- What does "open non-monetary issue" mean?
- What does "stop payment indicator" mean?
- What does "disqualified week" mean?
- What does "go green" mean?
- What does "fact-finding" mean?
- What does "pending-adjudication" mean?
- What does "payment issued MM/DD/YYYY" mean?
- What does "payment posted" mean?
- You denied my benefits and I should be eligible, who do I speak to?
- Where will I go to see the status of my claim?
- What does "benefits exhausted" mean?
- What does "processed-pending payment" mean?
- What does "payment reversed" mean?
- What does Late Appeal - Good Cause mean?
- What does Late Appeal - Fact Finding mean?
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Determination Status
- What does Opened-Add Additional Docs mean?
- What does Pending Adjudication mean?
- What does Pending Fact-Finding mean?
- What does Late Appeal - Good Cause mean?
- What does Circuit Court Review mean?
- What does Determination Issued mean?
- What does Late Protest - Fact Finding mean?
- What does Appeal Submitted mean?
- What does Late Protest - Pending Adjudication mean?
- What does Late Appeal - Fact Finding mean?
- What does UIAC review mean?
- What does Withdrawn mean?
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Work Search
- What are the COVID-related circumstances that qualify for a work search waiver?
- Are there other types of Work Search Waivers?
- What is Michigan's work search requirement?
- Who needs to complete a work search?
- What is a work search activity?
- What is not valid work search activity?
- What is not a valid work search activity?
- Can I get a waiver of the work search requirement?
- How do I apply for a COVID-19 work search waiver?
- How do I report my work search?
- How do I complete my work search if I usually certify by phone?
- Do I need to keep a copy of my work search activities?
- What if I forget to complete my work search?
- Do I need to accept any job offer I receive?
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Reopening Your Claim for Benefits
- What information do I need to reopen my claim?
- What if I want to change my payment method?
- How do I reopen my claim?
- Do I have to completely fill out a new application?
- What if I need assistance with reopening my claim?
- Why do I need to reopen my claim? Can't I just start certifying again?
- When should I reopen my claim?
- When will I receive my first payment?
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Qualification/Eligibility
- My employer has shut down operations temporarily because an employee is sick and other employees have been asked to isolate or quarantine as a result of COVID-19. Am I eligible for unemployment benefits?
- Will I have problems filing for unemployment insurance benefits if I was a previous victim of Identity theft?
- What if my employer goes out of business as a result of COVID-19?
- If I become seriously ill and I am forced to quit my job as a result of COVID-19, will I qualify for unemployment benefits?
- What if I am asked by a medical professional or public health official to quarantine as a result of COVID-19, but I am not sick?
- Can a person work part-time and still collect UI benefits?
- What if I am temporarily laid off work because business has slowed down as a result of COVID-19?
- What if I need to take time off work because I contract COVID-19?
- How does UIA define "full-time"?
- I worked in another state. Can I file in Michigan?
- Can someone who works for a non-profit file for unemployment benefits?
- Is there a certain age to qualify for unemployment benefits?
- Does going to college affect me from receiving unemployment benefits?
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Before Filing General Questions
- How do I apply for unemployment insurance benefits?
- What is the unemployment insurance impact on workers who receive tips as part of their earnings?
- What information will I need to apply for benefits?
- Are unemployment benefits taxable?
- What if I don't know my EAN or FIEN?
- Why does it matter who I used to work for? I was laid off due to COVID-19, I don't see why it matters.
- How much will I be paid if I qualify for unemployment benefits?
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After Filing General Questions
- If weeks of unemployment have already been paid due to a previous layoff, will that affect eligible weeks on a new claim?
- Do I need to register for work after I have filed a claim for unemployment insurance benefits?
- I received an email in my account that I have a new correspondence, where will I go to check that?
- Are there more requirements I need to meet after I apply?
- I can't afford to wait to get paid, I have bills due now. What am I supposed to do?
- How to change tax withholding?
- I got married and I want to have my name change, what documents do I have to submit?
- How do I stop my claim when I return to work?
- How can I find out if I was approved?
- How do I update my address?
- Can I cancel my claim?
- What is the 1901 Unemployment Benefits in Michigan handbook?
- Why didn't I receive my full benefit payment this week?
- Why are you investigating about my separation from my previous employer?
- How do I check the status of my claim?
- I need a copy of my 1099-G, where do I get that?
- What is the benefits rights and responsibility letter?
- How do I change my reason for separation from my last employer?
- Where can I go to check my Claim ID number?
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Certifications
- Why do I report earnings?
- How do I set up a MARVIN PIN?
- I waived a week by mistake, is that something that I can fix right now?
- What if we cannot get through on MARVIN to certify? What if we missed our time slot to certify?
- I am working part time. How do I report?
- How do I certify?
- What do I do if I cannot remember my MARVIN PIN?
- What is MARVIN?
- When do MiWAM accounts update after certifications?
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Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
- Who is eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)?
- What do I have to do to get the additional $600 payment?
- When will the additional $600 be added to my unemployment payment each week?
- How long will I receive the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation?
- Will this additional $600 per week reduce my regular UI benefits?
- Does everyone get 13 extra weeks of benefits?
- I was already on unemployment; do I still get the extra 13 weeks and $600?
- My standard claim has been denied but I am not getting the PUA application link in my account alerts still
- I got a confirmation number for the PUA application but it still says draft. Did I submit it?
- I filled out the PUA application. Now what?
- I think my PUA application has been processed, what do I have to do now?
- Do 1099 and self-employed employees who have not applied yet need to file a normal claim before the PUA app?
- Do self-employed workers have to continue to certify their claim that was originally denied if they've filled out the PUA application? Is it all tied together?
- How do I certify for my PUA benefits before Dec. 26?
- Why are some people getting self-employed applications and others aren't? I filed and it gave me no self-employed options, just the regular application.
- Why did I receive an email saying I needed to reapply for my PUA benefits?
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Payment Method
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Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (PUC)
- How much are PUC benefits and how long do they last?
- When will I start to receive the additional $300?
- If I have a pending unemployment application, do I need to apply again to receive PUC?
- Will PUC come in a different way than my regular unemployment benefit?
- Will I get retroactive PUC benefits for weeks in the past?
- Is the PUC amount based on my weekly benefit amount or does everyone get the full PUC amount each week?
- If I am currently receiving unemployment benefits do I need to apply again to receive PUC?
- What is Pandemic Unemployment Compensation?
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Lost Wages Assistance (LWA)
- What are the requirements to receive LWA?
- When will I receive my payments?
- Will I be paid in one lump sum or separately for each week?
- Who is eligible for LWA?
- Are taxes withheld from LWA benefits?
- How long will LWA benefits last?
- What is the LWA program?
- If I am eligible to receive LWA, how much will I receive?
- Is child support deducted from the funds I receive through the LWA program?
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Extended Benefits
- I exhausted my Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits. Am I eligible for either PEUC or EB?
- When do Extended Benefits begin, and how long will they be available?
- If I am on Extended Benefits and my benefit year is ending, do I need to file a new claim?
- Who is eligible for Extended Benefits?
- How much will I receive in EB?
- What is the Extended Benefits program?
- How do I apply?
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Technical Support
- I do not remember my username and password. What should I do?
- What is the difference between MILogin and MiWAM?
- MARVIN won't give me a payment amount when I call. What happened?
- How do I access MILogin?
- What is MILogin?
- What if I forgot my password?
- What if my account has been locked?
- Do I have to request an authentication code every time I log in?
- Am I required to have a MILogin account?
- I need technical support with MiWAM. What can I do?
- What if I did not get my authentication code when logging into MiWAM?
- What do I do if I entered the wrong phone number for the two-factor authentication?
- Can I change my username, password, email address or phone number?
- I tried to login but got an error code saying I didn't have access.
- I tried to login but it said my social security number is already in use.
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Identity Verification
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Protest and Appeals Process
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Reviewing of Claims
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Contacting UIA
- How do I contact UIA?
- I talked to someone from UI but they couldn't help me. Now what can I do?
- Where can I get help with my unemployment benefits if I have additional questions?
- I had my identity stolen/someone fraudulently filed with my info, what should I do?
- How do I send my documents online?
- I missed my call back from unemployment, now what?
- I cannot get through on the phone. What do I do now?