Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 421. Employment Security § 421.28g

(a) A participating employee shall not be required to be unemployed within the meaning of section 48  3 or file claims for compensation under section 32.  4

(b) The benefit rate otherwise payable as prescribed in section 27  5 shall be modified so that a participating employee shall be paid compensation in an amount equal to the product of his or her weekly benefit rate and the reduction percentage, rounded to the next lower whole dollar amount.

(c) Weeks that a participating employee participates in a shared-work plan are not weeks of unemployment for purposes of establishing limits on the duration of receipt of unemployment benefits under this act, but the dollar amount of benefits received under the shared-work plan applies toward the maximum amount of benefits payable.

(d) The unemployment agency shall not deny compensation to a participating employee for any week during the effective period of the shared-work plan by applying any provision of this act relating to active search for work or refusal to apply for or accept work other than work offered by the participating employer.

(e) A participating employee satisfies the availability and seeking work requirements of section 28  6 if the employee is available for work during the employee's normal work week with the participating employer.

(f) A participating employee may participate in a training program to enhance the employee's job skills without becoming ineligible for benefits under the approved shared-work plan, if the training is sponsored by the employer or provided under the workforce investment act of 1998  7 and the employee's participation is approved by the unemployment agency.