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Read the House Bill No. 5763 Document

May 6, 2020

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House Bill 5763 House Bill 5763 offers paid time-off for first responders affected by a public health emergency. Additionally, this bill amends the 2018 PA 338, entitled “Paid Medical Leave Act...

May Updates: COVID-19 News From Michigan Executive Office of the Governor

May 4, 2020

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COVID-19 May Updates POAM is sharing the latest COVID-19 May updates affecting our great state of Michigan. We will consistently update this post as additional updates come in. This information is fro...

May Updates: Michigan Legislative Consultants’ COVID-19 Newsletter

May 1, 2020

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MLC May Updates The Michigan Legislative Consultants (MLC) is sharing the latest updates with our members informed on what’s happening at the State Capitol in our MLC May Updates. This informati...

First Responders Testing Criteria | First Responders Bill | MLC January Updates

Sen. Hertel Introduces COVID-19 Workers Comp. Legislation

April 30, 2020

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First Responders Bill To Codify Emergency Rules Presuming Workplace Exposure to COVID-19 State Senator Curtis Hertel, Jr. released a press release that introduces a first responders bill to help expan...

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Recognizing Departments & Their Emergency Modifications During the State of Emergency

April 28, 2020

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Law Enforcement Departments Recognition As we continue to provide law enforcement and first responder updates regarding COVID-19, we would like to thank law enforcement agencies who have provided extr...

Hazard Pay Update

April 28, 2020

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Hazard Pay Update With New Bill Conference With Senator Gary Peters On Monday, April 27, the Public Saftey Coalition met via Zoom with Michigan U.S. Senator Gary Peters about the hazard pay update. Le...

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Governor Responds To Public Safety Coalition

April 23, 2020

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Response to Public Safety Coalition After speaking with Governor Whitmer, along with the other organizations, we received a response to Public Safety Coalition and their requests for law enforcement o...

Expanded COVID-19 Testing For Heathcare Workers & First Responders

April 21, 2020

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Modified First Responders Testing Criteria The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued an order expanding first responders testing criteria for COVID-19 for all healthcare workers ...

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FirstLine Police Officers & Firefighters Meet With Governor

April 20, 2020

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Front Line First Responders Meet Governor On Monday, April 20th, Governor Gretchen Whitmer requested to speak with front line first responders who are actually working the streets on a daily basis. Th...

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Tignanelli’s Thoughts on Dr. Wolf’s Suicide Prevention Appointment

April 13, 2020

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Task Force Appointment In light of recent news, President Jim Tignanelli shares his thoughts on the appointment of Dr. Kenneth Wolf to the new task force appointment for Suicide Prevention. We encoura...

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