BANKRUPT EMPLOYER - LAYOFF UNEMPLOYMENT?

[MSHASTE]

MY WIFES EMPLOYER HAS FILED FOR CH. 11 BANKRUPTCY. THERE MAY BE LAYOFFS DUE TO THE DOWNSIZING WITH THE CHAPTER 11. IS THE EMPLOYER STILL REQUIRED TO PAY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO LAID OFF EMPLOYEES? MY WIFES EMPLOYER IS A MEDICAL FACILITY IN MICHIGAN.

 

[Attorney_Replogle]

Yes they are required to still pay.

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Mark B. Replogle