File for Unemployment Benefits in Battle Creek

You may file your claim by telephone or via the internet.  You CANNOT file a claim by going to an unemployment office.  If you do not have a "call-back notice" from your employer within 120 days, you will be required to visit the Michigan Works! Service Center to enter your resume on the Michigan Talent Bank.

Filing on the Internet:

You may file your unemployment claim on-line. Go here to file online for unemployment benefits. 

Filing by phone:

To file your new claim or reopen a claim, call toll-free at 1-866-500-0017 using a touch tone phone. Specific call times and days are assigned according to the last two digits of yur social security number.  Be sure to call during the correct scheduled time or they will not be able to help you and you will just have to call back again at the right time.  Go here for more information and the call-in schedule.

Are You Eligible?

You may be eligible to receive unemployment benefits in Michigan if you meet the following criteria:

• Are not currently employed full time.
• Have been employed during the past 18 months.
• Live in Michigan.
• Filed a claim for unemployment benefits during the past 10 years.
• Did not work in family employment.
• Were not in Military Service during the past 18 months.
• Were not employed by the federal government during the past 18 months.
• Did not work in another state during the past 18 months.
• Did not file a claim against another state during the past 12 months.
• Did not work under more than one social security number during the past 18 months.
• Are not trying to claim past weeks of benefits.

Information You Need to File a Claim:

Be sure to have the following information available before you begin your claim:

• Your Social Security Number
• Your Personal Identification Number (PIN) from a previous claim used to call MARVIN, your driver's license or state ID number
• If you are not a citizen or national of the United States, you will need your Alien Registration Number and the expiration date of your work authorization,
• The names, addresses, dates of employment, and wages paid by the employers you worked for during the past 18 months.