Employers Guide

Employer's
Guide
TO THE
Bureau 01 Workers' &
Unemployment Compensation
The Bureau of Workers' & Unemployment Compensation (BW&Uq administers Michigan's unemployment insurance system using taxes ~id by the state's employers. listed below are resources for you to contad ifyou need more
information about unemployment insurance coverage or BW&UCprograms and services.
whoto call?
.ImportantPhoneNumbers
AJvocacy
Program
1-800-638-3994
EmployerServiceTeams
1-800-638-3994
Employers and jobless workers may receive no-cost assistance with hearings before BW&UC administrative
law judges or the Michigan Employment Security Board
of Review.
Employers can receive information about employer
numbers, employer liability, coverage of employee
services, termination of liability, determination of successorship, or status of liability appeals. Also the source
of materials new employers need to comply with
Michigan's unemployment insurance law.
For personalized service, use the last three digits of your
employer number to contact your team.
At/volutelielruiting-Advocates are independent contractors who represent employers and claimants in the hearing process. Advocates need not be attorneys. New
Advocates are often needed. In order to be an Advocate, an individual must pass a written general knowledge examination relating to Michigan's unemployment
insurance law.
Employer
HanJbook
1-313-456-2309
The BW&UC offers for sale a comprehensive guide to
the state's unemployment tax and benefit systemsas well
as the appeals process. The easy-to-understand publication costs $15 each and includes periodic updates.
An order form can be obtained from our Web site at
www.michigan.gov/bwuc/
FrauJHotline
1-800-822-1122
Use this number at any time to report suspected unemployment insurance fraud. Callers may remain anonymous; all tips are investigated.
WorkOpportunity
TaxCreJit/Wellareto
WorkTaxCreJit
1-800-482-2959
Employers can find out if they are eligible for federal
WOTC and W2W tax credits.
Employer
Service Team
Team A
Team B
Team C
Team D
Last 3
Digits
000- 249
250-499
500-749
750-999
Telephone
Number
313-456-2010
313-456- 2020
313-456-2030
313-456-2040
TAA/NAFTA
1-866-241-0152
The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and NAFTA
Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) programs provide benefits for workers who lose their jobs
due to increased imports. Weekly Trade Readjustment
Allowances (TRA)and NAFTA-TRA payment are part of
these benefits.
A company, union, a group of three or more workers, or
(ifpetitioning for NAFTA-TAA) a community-based organization may file a petition to have the company certified
by the U.S. Department of Labor. Certification means
affected workers can apply for TRA/NAFT A-TRAat their
local BW&UC customer service offices.
needadditionalinformation?
BW&UCPublications
.
Some of these publications can be found at Michigan Works! service centers, your local BW&UC customer service
offices or on the BW&UC Web Site.
WOTC/W2W
ill
(UC1022)
ill
'Ii Advocacy Program for Employers (UC 1998)
111Advocacy Program Advocates Flyer (UC 1999)
.~ Worker Registration Needed for Jobless Benefits
(F576)
!ill
Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service
Personnel (UCX982)
ill
Guide to BW&UC Office of Appeals Hearings
(UC 1800)
. Rules of Practice
before Referees and MES Board
of Review (UC 9024)
Iii
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (UC1873)
TAA/NAFT
I!
Web Site Brochure(UC8133)
New Employers Kit
Michigan
Michigan
(UC518)
.. Employer
Quarterly
Amended
Amended
Employer
(UC 1025)
Employers' Council
Business Taxes Registration
Booklet
Quarterly Contribution Report (UC 1020)
Wage Detail Report (UC 1017)
Quarterly Tax Report (UC 1021)
Wage Detail Report(uc 1019)
Request for Address/Name
Change
Discontinuance
or Disposition
of Business (UC 1772)
A Fact Sheet (UC 1628-5)
Michigan Employment Security Act (UC 1000)
Administrative
Rules (UC 1004)
can'twait?
MoreInformation
The BW&UC's web siteat www. michigan.gov /bwuc/ is open 24 hours a day, sevendays a week to provide information about Bureauprograms and services. Visitors to the sitecan take a slide show tour of the Bureau,visit an on-line help
area, provide feedback and ask questions, and read Bureau news releases. Employers can even download various
unemployment insurance and tax credit fonns, read BW&UC newslettersand publications, learn about legislation affecting the Bureau and its programs, and review unemployment insurance data dating back to the 1930s.
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with Disabilities Act Visit ourWeb site@www.michigan.gov/bwuc/
UC6001
(Revised2-03)
State 01
Michigan. Departmentof Consumer& Industry Services. Bureau 01Workers' & UnemploymentCompensation.
Authority: BW&UC Director; Quantity: 10.000; Cost $800 (SQ:per copy); Paid lor with Foderallunds.
Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor
Stale of Michigan
David C. Hollister, Director
Depanment of Co!U'umer&
lru/Uj'tryServ;n!s
David A Plawecki,
Acting Director
Bureau of Workers' &
Unemplo ment Compensation