e-Journal Summary

e-Journal Number : 76175
Opinion Date : 09/08/2021
e-Journal Date : 09/14/2021
Court : Michigan Supreme Court
Case Name : Department of Talent & Econ. Dev./Unemployment Ins. Agency v. Ambs Message Ctr., Inc.
Practice Area(s) : Employment & Labor Law Administrative Law
Judge(s) : McCormack, Zahra, Bernstein, Clement, Cavanagh, and Welch; Not participating – Viviano
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Issues:

The Michigan Employment Security Act (MESA); Entitlement to the new-employer tax rate under MCL 421.13m(2)(a)(i)(A) & (B); Department of Talent & Econ Dev v Great Oaks Country Club

Summary

In an order in lieu of granting leave to appeal, the court reversed the Court of Appeals judgment (see e-Journal # 71323 in the 9/16/19 edition for the published opinion) and remanded these cases to the Unemployment Insurance Agency for reconsideration of the claimants-appellants’ entitlement to the new-employer tax rate under MCL 421.13m(2)(a)(i)(A) and (B) of the MESA in light of the court’s decision in Great Oaks Country Club.

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