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Drug test failures mean no unemployment benefits

LANSING, MI (AP)--   Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has signed a law denying unemployment benefits to job seekers who fail company drug tests.  

The measure signed Tuesday is part of a package that gives the state more flexibility to reclaim fraudulent payments. Most bills bring Michigan in line with federal requirements, though the drug-testing law is separate.

Businesses don't have to notify the state when job applicants fail a drug test or decline to take it. But if companies pass along the information, applicants not hired because of a failed drug test will lose their checks.

The drug-testing law is in effect for one year as a pilot program.

Roughly 112,000 Michigan residents are receiving unemployment insurance benefits. The maximum benefit is $362 a week.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.