Bill Text: MI HB4442 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Employment security: other; certain causes of action based on accusations of fraud associated with a claim for unemployment benefits; modify accrual of causes of action and statute of limitations. Amends 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.101 - 600.9947) by adding sec. 5830.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-09 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/04/2021 [HB4442 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2021-HB4442-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 4442

A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

(MCL 600.101 to 600.9947) by adding section 5830.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 5830. (1) For an action an individual brings against the unemployment agency for the recovery of damages arising out of an accusation of fraud the unemployment agency made between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2016 associated with a claim for unemployment benefits under the Michigan employment security act, 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, MCL 421.1 to 421.75, the cause of action accrues on the date the individual received actual notice from the unemployment agency of the accusation. Actual notice does not include notice transmitted by electronic means.

(2) An action described in subsection (1) must be commenced within 6 years after the cause of action accrues.

(3) As used in this section, "unemployment agency" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan employment security act, 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, MCL 421.3.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.