Michigan unemployment: PUA, PEUC claimants can now reopen, certify claims, state says
DETROIT – Michigan residents who had PUA and PEUC claims that ended in December can now reopen, certify or apply for benefits, state unemployment officials said.
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Officials with the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency said they have completed system updates for the recently extended federal unemployment insurance programs.
All remaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation claimants whose claims ended when CARES Act programs were interrupted in December can now either reopen, certify or apply for benefits available under the Continued Assistance Act, according to the state.
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We had the winter look over the weekend, and there will be no doubt about where we sit seasonally by the end of our forecast.
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- The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office is dismissing all pending and adjudicated cases in the county related to COVID-19 executive orders issued by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the last year. Click here to read more.
- Swimming is one of the safest athletic activities during the pandemic, but some who practice the sport feel stuck. Click here to read more.
- About 20 to 25 murder cases are reported a year in Oakland County, said Karen McDonald, the new county prosecutor. But there have been seven reported since December. Click here to read more.
- By the end of the month the Detroit school district is reopening learning centers for students. Click here to read more.
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Customers, restaurant owners talk about reopening of indoor dining in Michigan with restrictions
Michigan restaurants have only had ten days to make changes and get ramped up for Monday, Feb. 1.
Those changes include indoor dining being capped at 25 percent capacity. Tables must be six feet apart with no more than six people at each table. Bars and restaurants must also close before 10 p.m. daily.
Metro Detroit doctor encourages people to pay more attention to their heart health
February is Heart Month and experts said that it’s a critical time for people to start paying more attention to their heart health.
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