Who needs an unemployment insurance account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Michigan?
Issued by Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (MiWAM); Michigan New Hires Operation Center; Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Michigan
The Michigan table lists this for every kind of business.
Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it). Workers’ compensation is required once you have three or more employees at one time, or one employee working 35 hours a week for 13 weeks or more. Report each new hire within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (MiWAM); Michigan New Hires Operation Center; Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency.
Sources and dates
Unemployment Insurance Agency employer pages; Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency employer coverage pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Yes. Register with the UIA as soon as you have payroll (form 518 covers it).
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
Who needs an unemployment insurance account in Michigan? | DoorWorthy
