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Whitmer to tighten state contracting policies to curb payroll fraud
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is tightening state contracting policy to prevent businesses that commit payroll fraud from earning Michigan contracts.
Whitmer s plan would zero in on the misclassification of workers, which occurs when a contractor classifies an employee as an independent contractor in order to avoid paying health benefits, workers compensation, payroll taxes or overtime an occurrence that some contractors say has increased since the Legislature repealed the state s prevailing wage law in 2018.
Whitmer s new policy would require the state s contracting agency, the Department of Technology Management and Budget, to mandate bidders complete a vendor question worksheet. The worksheet will include disclosures of a bidder s environmental and labor compliance record and Michigan-specific economic impact as well as a certification that a business has properly classified its employees.
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McNew named to student recovery council
Monroe County s top school administrator recently has been named to a state advisory board aimed at ensuring Michigan students have the tools needed to fill any learning gaps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Stephen McNew, superintendent of the Monroe County Intermediate School District, was selected by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to serve on Michigan’s Student Recovery Advisory Council through Dec. 31 after also successful serving on the state s Return to School Advisory Council, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
He s the only representative from Monroe County.
The group of 29 experts, including leaders in education and health care, is expected to make recommendations the governor for creating or improving systems to support student academics and social, emotional and physical health.