by Joan Horton | Apr 2, 2020 | Breaking News
The U.S. Senate passed the Cares Act to help businesses and workers. The act is 500+ pages but we have a summary to the provisions that include the loan and grant programs and unemployment. Click here for the summary document. Read carefully to determine the best loan...
by Joan Horton | Mar 30, 2020 | Breaking News
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) signed Friday by President Trump is a stimulus package intended to support the United States economy during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It provides, among other things, business loans and tax relief,...
by Joan Horton | Mar 26, 2020 | Breaking News
Oakland County has received $1.5 million from the state for the Small Business Relief program. There is still not a process for how the funds will be distributed or an application process, however, they hope to have something in place next week. We will post that...
by Joan Horton | Mar 26, 2020 | Breaking News
March 25, 2020 LANSING – After her Consumer Protection intake lines were flooded with phone calls related to violations of the state’s new rules implemented as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Michigan Attorney General...
by Joan Horton | Mar 25, 2020 | Breaking News
Keep an eye on the Oakland County Resource page for more information as it...
by Joan Horton | Mar 24, 2020 | Breaking News
Issued on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Pontiac, Michigan – The Oakland County Health Division today issued an emergency order requiring essential businesses to screen all employees for illness, exposure to COVID-19 and establish a social distancing protocol for customers...
by Joan Horton | Mar 23, 2020 | Breaking News
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 the state’s working families. While...
by Joan Horton | Mar 23, 2020 | Breaking News
EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 2020-20 Temporary restrictions on the use of places of public accommodation Rescission of Executive Order 2020-9 The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death. It is caused by a new strain of...
by Joan Horton | Mar 21, 2020 | Breaking News
Important news regarding tax payments and filingFederal Tax InformationAs COVID-19 continues to impact the United States, the federal government is taking action to ease the burden on taxpayers. Most recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that the...
by Joan Horton | Mar 21, 2020 | Breaking News
State Provides Guidance to Employers Contemplating Potential Layoffs LANSING, MICH. The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity today provided guidance to Michigan employers on how to avoid potential layoffs related to COVID-19.“We know that many families and...
