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April 6, 2021

DHHS Reinstating 14-Day Quarantine For COVID-19 Cases

Article courtesy of MIRS The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is reinstating a standard 14-day quarantine for those who have had close contact with anyone who has had […]

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April 6, 2021

Michigan’s business community to leaders: Use stimulus funds to transform our state, create sustainable growth

Associations urge strategic, deliberate investments with one-time funding to make Michigan more competitive for jobs and income

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September 25, 2020

More Reopenings Announced; Event Gathering Limits Increased

Today Governor Whitmer announced more reopenings – Beginning October 9, a number of previously closed businesses are slated to reopen statewide, including indoor theaters, cinemas, performance venues, arcades, bingo halls, bowling centers, indoor […]

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September 1, 2020

SBAM partners with Sylvan Learning Centers to provide educational support for students of small business owners and employees

Partnership aims to help parents navigate online schooling For Immediate ReleaseSept. 1, 2020Contact: Sarah Miller, 800-362-5461, ext. 212 LANSING, MI – To help children of small business owners and employees […]

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May 1, 2020

Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Order to Re-Open Construction & Real Estate Safely

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-70 as part of her MI Safe Start plan. The executive order will allow the May 7 resumption of some types of work that present a very low risk of infection, including construction, real-estate activities, and work …

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November 23, 2016

Court stops December 1 FLSA overtime regulations

Yesterday, a Texas federal court granted a nationwide emergency injunction prohibiting the implementation of the final FLSA regulations that essentially doubled the current minimum annual salary level for exemption from $23,660 to $47,476 per year …

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May 18, 2016

The FLSA exempt final regulations are here

Last night the U.S. Department of Labor published the final regulations that will adjust the definition of exempt employment for certain white collar positions by raising the salary level below which workers will be non-exempt, i.e., eligible …

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November 5, 2015

SBAM salutes passage of road funding measure

The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) today thanked lawmakers for passing a road funding bill and sending it to Gov. Snyder.

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May 6, 2015

Small businesses want to help craft a response to our road and bridge funding needs

Statement by SBAM President and CEO Rob FowlerMichigan voters on May 5 made two things abundantly clear: Michigan’s roads and bridges must be fixed but Proposal 1 was not the solution they were looking for.The …

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January 30, 2014

Feb. 10 deadline looms for businesses to file for new exemption from personal property tax

SBAM and three of the state’s other leading business organizations today alerted Michigan small business owners to the Feb. 10 filing deadline for a new exemption from the state’s personal property tax (PPT). Lawmakers approved …

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January 23, 2012

2012 Will Be a Breakout Year for Small Business, and a Great Year for Michigan

(By Rob Fowler, SBAM President and CEO. From SBAM’s member-only Focus on Small Business magazine)I’m feeling more upbeat about Michigan’s economic future than I’ve been in a decade. The blocks are coming together to create …

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January 18, 2012

Steven Strauss Column: Top 5 Trends for 2012

Last week I started looking at the top 10 trends, factors, and events that will shape your business in 2012. This week we are down to the Top 5. No. 5. Internet video takes center stage. Consider these …

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