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Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Now Available to Self-Employed, Gig Workers, and Independent Contractors

The new federal CARES Act provides an additional $600 per week for up to four months to … Continue Reading

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Emergency Advances Through the EIDL Program May Be Limited to $1,000 Per Employee

In response to the shuttering and struggles of hundreds of thousands of small businesses because of the … Continue Reading

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Finding Relief in Your Retirement Plans During the COVID-19 Emergency

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, both Michigan and the federal government have introduced measures intended to … Continue Reading

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Tax Credits Available for Retaining Employees During COVID-19 Crisis

Many employers are scrambling to prepare their loan applications to participate in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), … Continue Reading

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Parenting Time, School Closures, and COVID-19: When is Spring Break? Summer Break?

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered the suspension of all in-person K-12 instruction … Continue Reading

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Michigan Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order Provides Additional Employment Protections During the Coronavirus Crisis

On April 3, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-36, which protects Michigan employees from retaliation. Specifically, … Continue Reading

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What Divorced and Unmarried Parents Need to Know about CARES Act Family Relief Payments

COVID-19 has hit families hard in Michigan and across the country. For divorced and unmarried parents, there … Continue Reading

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The Effect of the Michigan Supreme Court’s Coronavirus-Related Tolling Orders

In response to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s March 24, 2020, stay-at-home order requiring nonessential businesses and workers to … Continue Reading

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Small Businesses May Be Exempt from the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s Paid Sick Leave Provisions

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is an effort to help the country combat the economic … Continue Reading

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Construction Lien Claim Filings Should Move Forward During Michigan’s Coronavirus Crisis

As Michigan businesses sift through the meaning and applications of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-21 (COVID-19), … Continue Reading

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