If
the agency is not compensated for the benefits and penalties, then it
will begin collection efforts
that could ultimately lead to liens against
their personal property and tax returns.
planners programmers
Brown was
heard to state, "Mike Skillern
and his team more than impressed me, and my faith in our achieving
our mutual
goal of bringing a working predictive programmed trading system to our
shareholders
has never been stronger.
In
75 cases, however, the workers continued to claim unemployment
benefits after
the layoffs had ended, and they were back to work. The
agency can:
* Have all or part of the workers' Michigan income tax refund withheld
and applied against their
restitution;
* Recover the workers' restitution and penalties from future unemployment
benefits;
* Place a lien against property they own in Michigan, or against any bank
accounts they have
in the state, or both, in order to collect the penalties;
and
* Refer the accounts to Michigan
's Attorney General to obtain a judgment
for restitution and penalties and garnish the workers' wages
."
In addition to fighting fraud among workers, the agency is focusing on
employers who are
paying less than their fair share of unemployment taxes
through a practice known as "SUTA dumping
.Sites relating to unemployment and the unemployed.
unemployed employers
"
The statements in this press release are
not forward-looking.associating hub
75 intentionally drew benefits illegally
DETROIT,
Two hundred and fifteen workers with
Atlantic Automotive in Benton Harbor have been ordered to repay
unemployment
insurance benefits they drew while on the job.unemployed laughable
Bommarito explained that the plan
to defraud the agency began after
periodic layoffs at Atlantic Automotive that typically occur in
January and
July.michigan.understanding unemployed
"
In total, the 215 must repay $693,419 in unemployment benefits
to the
state's unemployment insurance program.3 million in penalties."
UIA will begin efforts
to reclaim the benefits that were paid to all 215
Atlantic Automotive workers, as well as penalty
charges.programmers failure
, in a
contract entered into between the two companies in February, 2005.
"The company
brought the issue to our attention after they became aware of
one employee who was drawing benefits
while working.worker coworker
(OTC Bulletin Board: RMVN) President Michael Brown recently returned from a
highly
anticipated trip to Houston, Texas, where he met with Michael Skillern,
the President of QuantumBit
Induction Technology (OTC Bulletin Board: QBIT),
and Mr.
"These workers were employed by Atlantic
Automotive," Sharon Bommarito,
director of Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA), said,
"and
collected unemployment benefits while working or receiving earnings, which
violates the state
's unemployment insurance (UI) law.
In the remaining 140 cases, the workers failed to correctly
report some
earnings, such as holiday, training or vacation pay, while they were
collecting unemployment
benefits.laughable rejection
Remington Ventures and QuantumBit Move Forward Towards the Completion of
their Joint Venture in Trading Software
NEW YORK, Remington Ventures Inc. Skillern
's dedicated staff of professionals, to discuss the progress
of the development of QuantumBit's Predictive
Programmed Trading Project.
QuantumBit agreed to share this project with Remington Ventures, Inc
. Bommarito said the
agency has several methods at its disposal for recouping the money.disgruntled frustrations
Anyone
considering
Remington Ventures, Inc.hub vent
common share ownership should first
understand the Company. The 75 who
intentionally defrauded
the agency must pay an additional $2. Employees will file for unemployment
benefits during the layoffs.
"Maintaining the integrity of Michigan's unemployment insurance
program is
a key priority for UIA," David Plawecki, a deputy director with the state's
Department
of Labor + Economic Growth, said.gov/uia ).goal planners
Further investigation
uncovered others," Bommarito said
.unemployment goal
These guys are sharp, and I am most
pleased to be working with them.employers unemployed
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"We're taking a firm stand
against anyone who tries to defraud the UI system -- whether the person is a
worker or an employer
."
"We must protect the integrity of the UI program to ensure that it remains
fiscally sound
and able to help those who are legitimately entitled to
unemployment benefits," he said.frustrations worker
Upon
his return from Houston, Mr.
techies associating
"
"In 75 cases, we found workers intentionally misrepresented
their
employment status by claiming they were unemployed, while, in fact, they were
on the job
, working full-time," Bommarito said.
Unemployment Insurance Agency news releases are available
at the agency's
website (http://www.rejection frustrations
Michael Brown President of Remington Ventures Makes Historic
Meeting with Michael Skillern of QuantumBit Induction Technologies in Houston TX
"Atlantic Automotive
officials were very
cooperative with us, and, in fact, provided us with the information they had
collected, which we then used to open our investigation.coworker vent
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"Unfortunately, the legislation does
not fully address the entire SUTA dumping
problem, and we will be pursuing further legislation to
slam the door on those
remaining loopholes.failure laughable
215 Atlantic Automotive Workers Ordered to Repay Unemployment
Benefits to State of Michigan
techies disgruntled
"In these cases, we believe that the workers' actions were
unintentional,"
Bommarito said.worker unemployed
"But they must still repay the agency for the benefits they
received
.techies planners
"
"In early May, Governor Granholm signed into law several measures that
close loopholes in
the state's UI law that some employers have used to avoid
paying their fair share of unemployment
taxes," Plawecki noted.hub failure
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