Michigan announces updated workplace rules as employees return to in-person work
Gov. Whitmer announces new MIOSHA rules for returning to workplace
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke Monday about the steps and rules residents will have to follow as they return to in-person work across the state.
On May 10,
Michigan surpassed the milestone of 55% of people ages 16 and up receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. As a result, in-person work was set to
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Whitmer spoke from a Grand Rapids business Monday to outline MIOSHA’s rules for returning to the workplace.
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A worker, sitting at her desk, fingers poised on the keyboard. Busy hallways. Occupied meeting rooms. Mundane scenes that returned Monday, bringing – to some at least – a twinge of excitement.
“It feels great to be back in the office,” said Steelcase CEO Jim Keane on Monday morning, smiling mask-less in a sun-lit office area inside the company’s Grand Rapids headquarters.
Keane had just finished showing the governor around the space, explaining Steelcase’s plan to first invite, then encourage, then expect workers to return to the office.
“It’s really an amazing morning,” Keane said. “This morning in our meeting, one of our marketing people who was presenting, paused in the middle of her presentation and said, ‘You know this is the first time I’ve been in a room with people in a long time … and it feels amazing.’”
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Fraud under investigation in Fenton Township
On Thursday, April 29, deputies from the Genesee County Sheriffâs Office responded to the 16000 block of Hi Land Trail in Fenton Township reference a fraud complaint. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the victim, a 63-year-old Fenton Township man, who said he placed an ad on Craigslist to sell some furniture. The victim said he received an inquiry on the ad and the person advised him they would send him a certified check and have movers come pick up the furniture. The victim said he received the check in the mail and became suspicious. He called the sheriffâs office because the check was from out of state and found to be void. Sgt. Andrew Snyder said residents need to be aware of scams involving checks of money orders being sent to them.
From healthcare to welding, virtual event lets Kalamazoo-area students explore career options
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Healthcare fields are one of many career options that students learn about at MiCareerQuest Southwest. (Bryan Bennett | MLive.com)Bryan Bennett
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KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI From healthcare to welding to engineering, the MiCareerQuest Southwest career discovery event had something for every student.
The annual event, which was held virtually Wednesday, May 12, introduces local eighth-grade students to a variety of job opportunities and industry experts to help guide them toward their future careers.
The virtual event was open to students from school districts across the region, according to a news release from the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency. A grant from Stryker Corp. allowed the event to continue virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the release said.