Contact: Jason Moon, 517-282-0041 LANSING, MICH. As thousands of employees across Michigan are impacted by COVID-19, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order signed on Monday to expand unemployment benefits continues to provide emergency relief to […]
Statement from SBAM President Brian Calley: “Everyone can agree that the most important thing we can do for our people is to slow the spread of COVID-19 and ‘flatten the […]
In an IRS News Release (IR 2020-57) issued on March 20, 2020, the IRS and DOL announced that they will provide guidance sometime during the next week that employers with fewer than 500 employees may …
SBAM's partner, Accident Fund Group, compiled a list of frequently asked questions for policyholders as it relates to COVID-19.
Due to increased call volumes, for faster service, employees should file the unemployment claim online through the Michigan Web Account Manager (MiWAM). Filing online is easy, convenient, and is available 24 hours a day.
The Michigan Blues joined other Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies around the nation in announcing several initiatives designed to help members get the care they need during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Blue Cross and …
Proposal calls for claims to be paid to businesses forced to close by the state
If you have not addressed COVID-19 with your staff, customers/clients, community or partners, you’re already playing catch-up.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act contains leave provisions applicable to private employers with fewer than 500 employees, as well as some governmental employers.
The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity today provided guidance to Michigan employers on how to avoid potential layoffs related to COVID-19.
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) provided employer updates and guidance.
What You Should Know About the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and COVID-19
The release of the President’s fiscal 2021 budget request gives insight as to how government spending might look between different agencies from October 2020 – September 2021. From budget cuts to $1.1 billion for cybersecurity …
Thanks to ASE, SHRM, SBA, SBDC and others, SBAM has put together this comprehensive list of FAQs regarding COVID-19 and your business. This is a fluid situation, and SBAM will do our best to keep …
On March 16, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer informed the U.S. Small Business Administration that she is seeking an Economic Injury Disaster Loan Declaration for the state and has initiated the process to receive the declaration from …
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's program to pay for the two-year degree or industry-recognized certificate to those 25-years-old and older swiftly passed the House and Senate Thursday by wide margins.
A combined $25 million in Coronavirus response money found its way into $321.3 million ($180.6 million General Fund) in supplemental spending bills that the House voted overwhelmingly to support.
Per Governor Whitmer's Executive Order 2020-11, assemblages of 50 or more are prohibited. But what does that really mean for small business?
