In 2022, automotive suppliers face many of the same issues that have bedeviled the industry throughout 2021, as well as a host of all-new challenges. Unfortunately, as with many aspects of pre-pandemic life, the relative...more
3/17/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
IMMEX ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Mexico ,
Motor Vehicles ,
National Security ,
NHTSA ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OEM ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
OMB ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Vertical Mergers
On Thursday, April 29 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer held a press conference announcing the “MI Vacc to Normal Challenge” to re-open portions of the Michigan economy restricted in response to the COVID-19...more
On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a certificate of need authorizing an extension of the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“MIOSHA”) COVID-19 Emergency Rules (the...more
On Tuesday March 2, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (“MDHHS”) Director Elizabeth Hertel announced a revised Gatherings and Facemask Order (the “Revised Order”) which is scheduled...more
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a long-anticipated additional round of COVID relief legislation as part of the Bipartisan-Bicameral Omnibus COVID Relief Deal. This relief bill provides much-needed stimulus to...more
12/23/2020
/ Aviation Industry ,
CARES Act ,
Child Care ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
FCC ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Grants ,
Health Care Providers ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Medicare ,
Moratorium ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Telehealth ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unemployment Insurance
On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) amended its guidelines to shorten the quarantine time period in situations when an individual has been in close contact with someone who has...more
On Monday December 7, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (“MDHHS”) Director Robert Gordon announced a twelve-day extension to the state health department’s COVID-19 restrictions and...more
On Sunday November 15th, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an extensive set of new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The Gatherings and Face Mask Order (the “Order”), issued by...more
As COVID-19 diagnoses surge across Michigan, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“MIOSHA”) announced that enforcement of Emergency Rules on COVID-19 would be expanded and that increased emphasis would...more
This update highlights key changes occurring between October 10 and October 16, 2020 with respect to the State of Michigan’s governmental COVID-19 response. It additionally analyzes the likely impacts these changes will have...more
As reported previously, on October 2, 2020 the Michigan Supreme Court invalidated legal authorities relied upon by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to unilaterally extend or declare emergencies in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
On October 2, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion (the “Opinion”) limiting Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s authority to issue and renew executive orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court...more
On Saturday, August 8, President Donald Trump issued an executive order and three executive memoranda as negotiations for an additional bipartisan COVID-19 relief plan stalled in Washington. These actions follow more than two...more
8/12/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
HUD ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
Stafford Act ,
Student Loans ,
Unemployment Benefits
On July 29, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced two new Executive Orders revising workplace and gathering safeguards intended to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
Executive Order 2020-160 provides remote-work...more
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced at 3:00 p.m. June 1 that effective immediately she is moving the state to Stage 4 of the MI Safe Start Plan and is rescinding the “Safer at Home” order reflected in Executive Order...more
On Thursday, May 21 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a revised “Safer at Home” Executive Order 2020-96. The Order states that, effective immediately, gatherings of 10 or fewer people are permitted statewide....more
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Executive Order 2020-77, issued May 7, 2020 and taking immediate effect, modified the scope of the Order further by issuing new “safer at home” requirements. Critically, these revised...more
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that, effective Tuesday, March 24 at 12:01 a.m., all residents of Michigan are subject to a “stay home, stay safe” Executive Order. On April 9, 2020, Governor Whitmer, extended the...more
In these unprecedented times of “shelter in home” orders, remote working, and other strategies Americans are taking to mitigate the risks associated with COVID-19, we anticipate that many organizations will decide to...more
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced this morning that, effective Tuesday, March 24 at 12:01 a.m. and continuing through at least April 13, all residents of Michigan are subject to a stay-home, stay-safe at home...more
On April 1, 2020 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-33 (“Order 2020-33”), declaring a state of emergency expansion and additionally declaring a state of disaster to address the fast-progressing...more
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on markets and industries in the U.S. and around the world, businesses are now confronting significant and unique challenges. Successful navigation of these challenges...more