The Brief People who were overpaid unemployment benefits in Michigan must start paying the money back this month. Collections were paused while a class action lawsuit against the unemployment agency was handled in court. According to the state, the majority of people affected by the collections pause filed claims in 2020 and 2021, during the height of the Covid pandemic. A hardship waiver request can also be submitted using Form 1795 Request to Waive Repayment of Benefit Overpayment Balance at Michigan.gov/UIA . However, collections were paused while a class action lawsuit against the unemployment agency was handled in court.