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Unemployment and your business

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By Julia Dale, Director of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency

As the Director of the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, I regularly interact with business owners who have questions about my agency.

Regulatory Rundown: October/November 2023 Michigan Retailer

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Regulations Affecting Your Business
Unemployment Taxable Wage Base unchanged for 2024

Employers will not see a change next year in the taxable wage base (the amount of an employee’s wages taxed by UIA).

Meauwataka General Store: the little store, atop a hill, in the forest

Cort, Pam and Ken Sandy pose in front of the Meauwataka General Store sign

Outside the Meauwataka General Store

A leisurely drive through the forest led to ownership of a rural general store.

Ken and Pam Sandy owned a cabin in Cadillac and they wanted to move up,