The House Oversight Subcommittee on State and Local Assistance Programs heard testimony from Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) Director Jason Palmer over the agency’s handling of pandemic-era unemployment benefits, which resulted in an estimated $8 …
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday called on Michigan to "work together" to become home to a semiconductor chip assembly plant – known as a fab, short for fabrication facility – which is the "most advanced …
New SBAM poll of 300 small business owners shows record-high concerns about health care costs limiting ability to hire new employees, expand operations
Strategy is essential to any organization’s long-term success, but too often it becomes little more than a buzzword.
The following information addresses a common policy in many employee handbooks – the probationary period.
Early this morning, the “One Beautiful Bill Act” (yes, that is the actual name of the bill) passed the House of Representatives by a narrow margin of 215-214. Note that […]
There’s no shortage of headlines warning that AI is coming for your job. While that makes for dramatic reading, the truth is a little less scary.
The EEO-1 portal opened on May 20, 2025, and covered employers will have until June 24, 2025, to submit their reports.
The state budget the Senate passed this week for the coming year is short $313.4 million based on cooler revenue estimates that came out of Friday's conference of fiscal forecasters, according to a Senate Fiscal Agency …
Creating a wholesale tax on marijuana to help fund the roads, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing, could jack up the price of pot to the point where users will hit the black market again, advocates told a …
Catch up on the latest legislative issues and updates impacting Michigan small businesses.
You may have seen people lying on the floor in a viral social media trend. They aren’t scrolling on their phones, watching TV or engaged in any other activity.
Smaller raises expected in 2025 as graduates enter the job market with unrealistic expectations
Postpartum recovery is a deeply personal journey, but support can make a big difference. Care and resources following childbirth improve a mother's long-term outcomes.
On this week's SBAM Weekly Podcast, Michael Rogers talks with Ehab Awad, Chief Operating Officer for Best Furniture Outlet in Lansing, an SBAM Elite Member.
A new trend is emerging in workplaces nationwide: unbossing. Gen Z is showing less interest in traditional leadership roles. At first glance, this might seem like a red flag for the future of business, but …
The trend for ban-the-box laws continues to grow, so it is surprising that some employers still have pass/fail policies and processes for background checks that eliminate applicants from consideration without any individualized assessment.
Yoopers might have a different accent than us trolls who live under the bridge, but the difference in energy needs between the two peninsulas would be closer to reconciliation under bills preserving the Reciprocating Internal …