MiDAS is intentionally programmed "to make it difficult to get benefits," said Anthony Paris, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs.

Attorneys for the companies had no immediate comment on the ruling. The Michigan Attorney General's Office, which represents the state defendants, is "still reviewing the decision with our clients," spokeswoman Courtney Covington Watkins said. Officials at the Unemployment Insurance Agency did not immediately respond to questions about the ruling and the assertion from Paris that the false fraud problem is likely to recur amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite more human oversight. … see full story at Detroit Free Press