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PPP News – SBA Clarifies how borrowers’ certify in good faith

Returning employees to the workplace during and after the COVID-19 pandemic won’t be as simple as announcing a reopening or return-to-the-workplace date and carrying on business as usual. Not only will many workplaces be altered initially, but some changes may also be longterm, even beyond the imagined “finish line” of a widely available vaccine or treatment.

PPP News – SBA Clarifies Loan Forgiveness Not Reduced for Employees Who Refuse Recall/Rehire

As the coronavirus continues to slow consumer spending and suspend regular business operations, small business owners are turning to emergency loans and grants. Among them are the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a loan intended to maintain employee payroll, and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). But for some business owners, the Employee Retention Credit might be what they need.

GRANT SUPPORT FOR PROPERTY OWNERS PROVIDING RENTAL RELIEF TO COMMERCIAL TENANTS.

he Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has developed new resources to help Michigan workers certify their unemployment claims.

Labor and Economic Opportunity Director Jeff Donofrio and Unemployment Insurance Agency Director Steve Gray give updates on unemployment system and implementation of the federal CARES Act.

The new guidance, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 8, applies only to businesses deemed critical, such as hospitals, grocery stores and food processing plants.