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LAPEER, Mich. (WXYZ) â The Kaiser Family Foundation says half of Americans get their health insurance through their employer. It raises the question, if you get your insurance through work, what happens if your employer fails to pay the insurance bill?
Workers at one local company say there is a massive loophole in the law putting half of all Americans at risk of financial disaster.
People who used to work for Lapeer Industries, a defense contractor that went bankrupt in 2020, have filed a class-action lawsuit in Oakland County Court. Workers suing say they were told not only by the company that health insurance would be taken care of but they were told by their insurer McLaren Health that they had coverage.
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Michigan Workplace Rights Week encourages health and safety for workers, celebrates historical efforts that created workplace protections
Michigan employers and employees are encouraged to renew their commitment to workplace rights and safety in honor of those who lost their lives at work
April 27, 2021
To showcase the state s commitment to the labor movement and establish Michigan as a place for economic opportunity and prosperity for all, the Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) created a new online resource to celebrate, highlight and support the inaugural Workplace Rights Week, April 26 through May 1, as proclaimed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Workplace Rights Weeks aims to educate Michigan s workforce about the right to organize, bargain collectively and advocate for better protections, while leveraging their knowledge to create equity amidst a growing Michigan economy.
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State commission for Asian Pacific Americans support preventative anti-Asian Hate funding
State commission for Asian Pacific Americans support preventative anti-Asian Hate funding
April 19, 2021
To help combat hate crimes against Asian Pacific Americans (APA) and discrimination taking place during the pandemic, the Michigan Asian American Affairs Commission (MAPAAC) supports the proposed COVID-19 funding brought forth by members of the state legislature.
On March 31, 2021, MAPAAC received a copy of a letter signed by Senator Stephanie Chang, along with State Representatives Padma Kuppa and Ranjeev Puri addressed to Chairman Jim Stamas of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman Thomas Albert of the House Appropriations Committee. The letter urged for the next COVID-19 supplemental appropriations bill to include funding to prevent anti-Asian hate in Michigan.
MIOSHA takes action to protect workers, extends emergency rules amid surge in COVID-19 cases
MIOSHA takes action to protect workers, extends emergency rules amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
LANSING, Mich. - As broad community spread of COVID-19 continues, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) within the Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has extended its emergency rules, originally issued October 14, 2020, to protect Michigan workers, businesses, customers and communities from the spread of COVID-19. The emergency rules have been extended until October 14, 2021, but can be modified or withdrawn at any time in response to changes in COVID-19 spread.