Businesses Leading in Crisis: Michigan #COVID19 Update
Jeshua Lauka
Attorney & Partner @ David, Wierenga & Lauka P.C. Legal advisor to purpose-driven companies & boards Board Member, & Corporate Secretary
I am sure your life, like mine, has been upended for weeks.
How many of us are wearing sweats right now and growing quarantine beards? (Asking for a friend.)
I hear the reference that life these days feels like the movie "Groundhogs Day" - case in point - the background photo is the last photo I took from my office - on March 23 - the day the Shelter Order was handed out.
Below is a photo I took this morning of the woods in our neighborhood. Pretty similar scene almost a month later.
Michigan Governor’s Executive Order 2020-21 (rescinded and replaced with 2020-42)
The State of Michigan is continuing to update and offer guidance on businesses complying with Governor Gretchen Whitmer‘s Executive Order 2020-42. Check out this helpful FAQ.
Clarity has been much needed since the shelter order. Particularly when we see that local authorities are taking enforcement measures against businesses potentially violating the EO.
With heightened restrictions has come a lot of unrest. Today, a group known as the Michigan Conservative Coalition will be conducting a drive-by protest at the state capitol. This protest is making national headlines.
Michigan Proposed Bills related to COVID19
Michigan Businesses: Keep Watch of these Bills
House Bill 5701. This Proposed Bill Would Impose Penalties Against Businesses that take Adverse Action against Certain Employees During a Declared Emergency. The Bill has been in committee since March 17.
“Commodities and Emergency Services and Supplies Price Protection Act.” The name says it all. Check out all 9 pages of HB 5670
“The Hotel and Lodging Price Protection Act” – an eleven page bill that would prohibit hotels and other temporary accommodations from price increases during the declared emergency.
An Opportunity to Lead Well.
Let me end this post on a serious note. If you are reading this blog, chances are you a leader. You are leading in your sphere of influence in one way or another.
This crisis that we find ourselves in is full of opportunities to do great things. To be “others-minded”. To lead well.
In the words of Craig Groeschel
“This is when great leadership is needed…this is when great leaders will shine.”
Questions? Comments?
E-mail: Jeshua@dwlawpc.com
Twitter: @JeshuaTLauka