Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 408. Labor § 408.1121

Sec. 21. (1) The employer or employee may request a review of the department's determination not later than 14 days after notification is issued. If a request for a review by the employer or employee is not received by the department within 14 days, in the absence of a showing of good cause for a late request, the department's determination is final.

(2) For the purpose of an investigation or proceeding under this act, the commissioner or an authorized representative of the commissioner may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of records or other documents that the department considers relevant or material to the inquiry.

(3) The employee, employer, and the department shall be parties to a proceeding before a hearings officer brought pursuant to this section.

(4) The commissioner shall appoint hearings officers to make determinations in proceedings brought pursuant to this section. All proceedings in a hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the procedures applicable to contested cases under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. The hearings officer shall affirm, modify, or rescind the order of the department and may assess costs as provided for in this act.

(5) The hearings officer shall issue a determination, which constitutes a final disposition of the proceedings, to each party not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing. The determination of the hearings officer shall become the final agency order upon receipt by the parties.

(6) A party to the proceeding may obtain judicial review of the determination of the hearings officer pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. Venue for an appeal under this act shall only be in the circuit where the employee is a resident, where the employment occurred, or where the employer has a principal place of business.