# Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.5: Unemployment insurance agency; director; duties; annual salary; employees and assistants; delegation of authority; compensation and expenses

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C421_AAct-1-of-1936-Ex-Sess-_S421.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 421.5
- **Heading:** Unemployment insurance agency; director; duties; annual salary; employees and assistants; delegation of authority; compensation and expenses
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 421 / Act Act-1-of-1936-Ex-Sess- / Section 421.5

## Text

Sec. 5.

The director must receive an annual salary and is entitled to the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of the director's official duties, to be paid from the administration fund. The director shall devote the director's entire time to the duties of the office. The director may appoint employees and assistants as necessary for the proper exercise of the director's official duties and may delegate to those employees or assistants the authority as the director considers reasonable and necessary. Employees and assistants must receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties. Compensation and expenses of the director, assistants, and employees must be paid from the administration fund.

History: 1936, Ex. Sess., Act 1, Imd. Eff. Dec. 24, 1936; Am. 1937, Act 347, Imd. Eff. Aug. 5, 1937; CL 1948, 421.5; Am. 1951, Act 251, Imd. Eff. June 17, 1951; Am. 1953, Act 117, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953; Am. 1955, Act 281, Eff. July 15, 1955; Am. 1957, Act 287, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1957; Am. 1959, Act 270, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1959; Am. 1964, Act 231, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964; Am. 1968, Act 338, Imd. Eff. July 19, 1968; Am. 1970, Act 135, Imd. Eff. July 29, 1970; Am. 1971, Act 231, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1972; Am. 1975, Act 113, Imd. Eff. June 13, 1975; Am. 1980, Act 358, Eff. Mar. 1, 1981; Am. 1982, Act 535, Eff. Jan. 2, 1983; Am. 1983, Act 164, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1983; Am. 2024, Act 240, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025

## Nearby sections

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