Michigan Man Says State Wants Unemployment Money Back After Settlement

Thousands of Michigan residents remain caught in repayment disputes as claimants say they can’t reach the Unemployment Insurance Agency for answers.

LANSING, Mich. — A Mid-Michigan man says the state’s unemployment agency is once again demanding repayment, even after a major class-action lawsuit settlement was supposed to resolve years of disputes over wrongful overpayments.

Roy Hedges, who worked through the COVID-19 shutdowns, said he was among thousands of residents caught up in the chaos when Mic…