February 21st continues to loom over the small business community as we have waited on the Senate to act after the House passed HB 4001 (minimum wage, tip credit) and HB 4002 (Earned Sick Time …
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On Monday a three-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned a previous decision addressing employee misbehavior and will now examine outbursts and misbehavior of workers during different circumstances involving protected activity through …
Courtesy of the Governor’s office LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Whitmer celebrated the bipartisan expansion of access to free or low-cost child care for 150,000 more Michigan kids and their […]
Opinion piece by SBAM President & CEO Brian CalleyOriginally featured in Bridge Magazine | April 4, 2022 We have record high energy prices and somehow there is still a debate […]
By Michael Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE In last week’s State of the Union address by President Biden, in addition to his opening focus on the Russian invasion […]
By SBAM President & CEO Brian Calley, originally posted in Crain’s Detroit Business Forum We are facing massive challenges as a state and country, but the lack of jobs is […]
As we look back on 2021, we wanted to highlight some of the important measures taken to advocate for Michigan small businesses. 1. Safely Reopen Michigan We were crucial in advocating to […]
Four election-related bills were scratched off by the Governor’s veto pen, with her reasoning being that they were “attempts to suppress the vote or perpetuate the ‘Big Lie.'” “I will […]
By Christopher Condeluci | CC Law & Policy At the end of August, I asked this very question. And it continues to be a relevant question to ask. Why? Because over […]
The Legislature is expected to approve more than $50 billion in spending next week, likely the most amount of money Michigan state government has spent in state history. What’s in […]
A $2.1 billion chunk of the federal COVID-19 response money would go toward bolstering more small business jobs, help citizens get a free education and build some 2,000 new housing […]
Many workers feel they are being pressured by their employers to get the mRNA shot, Chair Beth Griffin (R-Mattawan) said Thursday morning as her Workforce, Trades and Talent Committee took […]
From Aug. 3-6, more than 85% of full-service restaurants were closing early or working under specific time segments directly due to “inadequate staffing levels.” On Wednesday, the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is not planning to issue any “broad COVID-19 epidemic orders” that would mandate masking or limit gatherings sizes, Director Elizabeth Hertel said Friday in an […]
The federal government “stood up the biggest cash assistance program in history” in just a couple of weeks at the start of the pandemic last year through the Coronavirus Aid, […]
The Senate Majority Leader and House Speaker are requesting the Attorney General to “step in” after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order determining evictions “could […]
State payments under Proposal A revenues paid under the Headlee Amendment count as state aid to local governments, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that mostly favored the state. […]