2025 House Bill 5421

Employment security: benefits; disqualification from receiving benefits when leaving employment; create exception for victim of stalking.

A bill to amend 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, entitled “Michigan employment security act,” by amending sections 29 and 29a (MCL 421.29 and 421.29a), section 29 as amended by 2024 PA 239 and section 29a as amended by 2024 PA 238.

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House Bill No. 5421 amends Michigan's unemployment law to expand protections for individuals leaving work due to domestic violence or stalking, clarifies eligibility and disqualification criteria, and enhances confidentiality and procedural safeguards for affected claimants.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 18, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Morgan Foreman (D-33) and 26 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Kara Hope (D-74), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Mai Xiong (D-13), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Julie Rogers (D-41), Mike McFall (D-14), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Regina Weiss (D-5), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Helena Scott (D-8), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Brenda Carter (D-53), Stephanie Young (D-16), Natalie Price (D-6), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Julie Brixie (D-73), Reggie Miller (D-31), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Jasper Martus (D-69), Jennifer Conlin (D-48) and Betsy Coffia (D-103)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary