Shellum v. Michigan Employment Security Commission

Defendant appeals as of right a circuit court order granting plaintiffs’ motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(0(10) and ordering defendant to supply plaintiffs with the unemployment insurance tax rates (contribution rates) for a number of employers. Defendant argues that the contribution rates are exempt from disclosure. We agree and reverse.

Plaintiffs requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (foia), MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq., that defendant provide them with the contribution rates for a number of employers. The contribution rate is the rate,…