Can you work and still collect unemployment benefits in Michigan?

Answer 1

Here is an excerpt from the Michigan Unemployment -

Receiving unemployment benefits while working

In some cases, you can accept part-time work while receiving unemployment benefits. However, your work must be less than full-time, and your benefits will be reduced according to how much you earn in the week for which you are claiming benefits.

There are three basic principles that affect how much you can earn while receiving unemployment benefits:

(1) if your earnings are equal to or less than your weekly benefit amount, then your benefits are reduced by 50¢ for every dollar you earn;

(2) if your earnings exceed your weekly benefit amount but are less than 1½ times your benefit amount, then your total earnings are subtracted from 1½ times your weekly benefit amount; and

(3) the combination of your weekly benefits and earnings cannot exceed 1½ times your weekly benefit amount.

A point to remember: The number of weekly benefit payments remaining in your claim will be reduced by one full week for each week you receive any benefit payment.

Answer 2

If you work less than full-time during a calendar week, you can collect unemployment benefits for that week as long as the combination of what you earn plus your unemployment benefits is not more than 1.5 times your weekly unemployment rate. For example: 1. If you earn more than $1.00 up to but not equal to your weekly benefit rate in any week, subtract half of your earnings from the payment: You can figure this out by following this formula: Weekly Benefit Rate - 1/2 of the amount you earned _______________________________ Your new amount 2. If you earn an amount equal to your weekly benefit rate but not more than 1.5 times your payment during a week, follow this formula: Multiply your weekly benefit rate by 1.5 - the total amount you earned __________________________________________ Your new amount 3. If you earn an amount equal to 1.5 times your weekly benefit rate or more (or if you worked full time) you are not entitled to a payment for that week.
Here is an excerpt from the Michigan Unemployment -

Receiving unemployment benefits while working

In some cases, you can accept part-time work while receiving unemployment benefits. However, your work must be less than full-time, and your benefits will be reduced according to how much you earn in the week for which you are claiming benefits.

There are three basic principles that affect how much you can earn while receiving unemployment benefits:

(1) if your earnings are equal to or less than your weekly benefit amount, then your benefits are reduced by 50¢ for every dollar you earn;

(2) if your earnings exceed your weekly benefit amount but are less than 1½ times your benefit amount, then your total earnings are subtracted from 1½ times your weekly benefit amount; and

(3) the combination of your weekly benefits and earnings cannot exceed 1½ times your weekly benefit amount.

A point to remember: The number of weekly benefit payments remaining in your claim will be reduced by one full week for each week you receive any benefit payment.

Answer 3

Yes, but it depends of the reason for being fired. If it was through no fault of you own and it falls under Michigan's definition of same. However, if you were fired for theft or other criminal activity, harassment, not complying with reasonable company rules, etc. then you could not. Check with the state's employment security office for clarification.