• File Unemployment Claim By Telephone
You can file for unemployment benefits by telephone from anywhere in Michigan or North America. The state's unemployment insurance program has established a special toll-free telephone number for you to use in filing a new claim or reopening an established claim.

• File Unemployment Claim By Internet
To file your new unemployment claim or to reopen an established claim through the Internet, visit our website www.michigan.gov/uia. The online application is available from 7:00 a.m. Monday to 7:00 p.m. Saturday.

• UIA B2G On-Line Services
Employers can now perform a variety of UIA functions and access UIA tax account information on-line. Click on the UIA Business to Government Web Services (UIA B2G) link for a full list of UIA B2G on-line services.

• Stand-Alone UIA Schedule B 
UIA Schedule B is included in the 518 Booklets, "Registration for Michigan Taxes," used by employers starting NEW businesses to register those new businesses for various kinds of Michigan business taxes, including unemployment compensation taxes. PLEASE NOTE: UIA SCHEDULE B MUST BE COMPLETED WHENEVER THERE IS A TRANSFER OF ORGANIZATION (EMPLOYEES), TRADE (CUSTOMERS/ACCOUNTS), BUSINESS (PRODUCTS/SERVICES), OR ASSETS BETWEEN BUSINESS ENTITIES, EVEN THOSE ALREADY IN EXISTENCE. UIA Schedule B is therefore being made available on the internet as a stand-alone form, as a convenience to the employer community, so that it can be filed by the employer receiving (acquiring) the organization, trade, business, or assets of another employer, or another subsidiary of the same employer, EVEN when the acquiring entity is not a NEW business entity.

• Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program Extended Through August 31, 2011!
The Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 extended WOTC to cover new hires that begin work for the employer prior to September 1, 2011. As a result, employers be aware that for 2007 new hires, you now have up to the 28th day after a targeted WOTC new hire begins work to get IRS Form 8850 mailed. In addition, there are several target group changes: 1) Qualified Veterans is expanded to add Veterans with service-connected disabilities, 2) Income verification is dropped for the Ex-felon target group, 3) High Risk Youth is changed to Designated Community Resident and the age range expanded to include 18 to 39 year olds, 4) the age range is similarly expanded for the Food Stamp Recipient, and 5) the Long-term Welfare Recipient target group is now claimed under WOTC. Lastly, the maximum credit for hiring one person from a qualifying target group varies depending on the target group: $4,800 for hiring a Disabled Veteran; $9,000 for 2-years employment for the Long-term Welfare Recipient; $1,200 for Summer Youth; and, $2,400 for the remaining target groups. Please see target group and tax credit details from our link, "Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program."

• Michigan Targets SUTA Dumping
Michigan's unemployment insurance program is starting to crack down on employers that are trying to reduce their high unemployment rates through various tax-avoidance practices. Known as SUTA (state unemployment tax act) dumping, these sophisticated shell games are costing Michigan's unemployment trust fund up to an estimated $95 million a year. Many of these unethical practices are already illegal.

• How to Inquire About Your Claim
If you have filed for unemployment benefits by Internet or telephone and have a question or problem with your claim, call our telephone filed claims number to inquire. The inquiry option is available weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

• Problem Resolution Offices - Need Help?
The UIA's six Problem Resolution Offices (PROs) resolve customer problems and provide access to automated resources. PROs provide telephones and computers for customers who may not have access to a computer or telephone to file their claim. They also provide in-person help for problems with claims. PROs are open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern time) weekdays, except state holidays.