FARISH v. DEPARTMENT OF TALENT

No. 350866.

971 N.W.2d 1 (2021)

336 Mich. App. 433

Dock FARISH, Kebeh Gibson, Millie Nichols, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Defendant-Appellee, and Talent Investment Agency, Unemployment Insurance Agency, Director Department of Talent and Economic Development, Director Talent Investment Agency, and Acting Director Unemployment Insurance Agency, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided March 18, 2021, 9:00 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Excolo Law, PLLC (by Daniel W. Weininger and Keith L. Altman , Southfield) for plaintiffs.

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, and Kimberly K. Pendrick , Assistant Attorney General, for defendants.

Workers' Rights Clinic of the University of Michigan Law School (by Andrea Van Hoven ) for the Center for Civil Justice, Amicus Curiae.

Before: Riordan, P.J., and Shapiro and Ronayne Krause, JJ.


The question before us in this case is whether the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) may deduct sums from a recipient's present benefits in order to collect penalties and interest assessed because of a prior overpayment. We conclude that it may not. However, we further conclude that...

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