Ford Motor Co. v. Jackson

The present proceeding like General Motors Corp v Erves, 395 Mich 604; 236 NW2d 449 (1975), requires this Court to construe § 27(c)(2) of the Michigan Employment Security Act (MESA) 1 and in particular the following language from that section:

"a period of unemployment * * * , which commenced with a layoff by an employing unit that continued with such employing unit for more than 3 weeks * * * .”

In addition we are called upon to resolve a procedural question concerning the jurisdiction of the Ingham Circuit Court to review an appeal taken by Ford Motor Co. from an adverse decision by the…