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Supreme Court Extends Employment Protections to LGBT Individuals
By Todd Ruger for Roll Call
The Supreme Court on Monday extended broad workplace protections to gay, lesbian and transgender employees, in a decision that found a 55-year-old anti-discrimination law covers them even if Congress did not intend that when it passed the law.
The 6-3 decision, written by conservative Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, pointed out that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 adopted broad language that prohibits private companies from discriminating against employees on the basis of “sex,” seen at the time as a historic step for women’s rights.
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Executive Order 2020-122 Rescinds Extension Deadlines for Statutes of Limitations
Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-122, which allows for statutes of limitations to be calculated normally, beginning June 20. The executive order coincides with Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 2020-18.
“As Michigan continues to flatten the curve and move forward together in the MI Safe Start plan, we can begin to reengage and lift certain orders,” Governor Whitmer said. “It is still vital that we all remain committed to protecting ourselves and our fellow Michiganders from COVID-19. Although, it is no longer necessary to extend these deadlines, we still must work together to fight this virus and save lives.”
When Executive Order 2020-122 goes into effect, statutes of limitations will have been tolled for 102 days.
Read Executive Order 2020-122 Statute of Limitations
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Executive Orders Lift Restrictions on Overnight Summer Camps
Executive Order 2020-120 lifts restrictions on overnight residential, travel, and troop camps beginning June 15.
Camps are required to follow guidance issued by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). These guidelines will be published in the coming days and were developed in close collaboration with public health experts and the camp industry.
The Executive Order also allows certain K-12 school sports activities and other in-person extracurricular school activities to resume. Such activities, however, are permitted only to the extent that they are consistent with rules requiring social distancing and, across most of the state, the closure of indoor exercise facilities.
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Governor Whitmer Expands Law Enforcement Commission to Include Civil Rights Director and Community Leaders
Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-121 to add four seats to The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES). The Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and three community members appointed by the governor will occupy these seats bringing more community voices to the table as the commission considers police reforms for the state.
Under the executive order, the three members appointed by the governor must not be a law enforcement officer, a Michigan tribal law enforcement officer, or be employed by or otherwise affiliated with a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement training academy.
ACTIONS THE GOVERNOR IS TAKING:
- Requesting that the Michigan Commission of Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) provide guidance to law enforcement agencies on continuing education to help officers keep up with the changing landscape of new laws and issues facing the community, including diversity and implicit bias training
- Encouraging police departments to participate in efforts that are underway for comprehensive reporting on the use of force by police departments
- Urging law enforcement agencies to implement duty to intervene polices
- The Governor applauded Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren and Lansing Police Chief Daryl Green for their efforts in ensuring their officers intervene when an officer observes another officer doing something inappropriate or illegal.
- Calling on the Legislature to act on SB 945
- Under Senator Irwin’s bill, SB 945, incoming law enforcement officers would be required by law to go through training on implicit bias, de-escalation techniques, and mental health screenings
The Michigan State Police has already taken a number of actions to reform policies, ensuring MSP members treat all Michiganders with dignity and respect.
ACTIONS MSP HAS TAKEN:
- Created an Equity and Inclusion Officer position within the department
- Set a goal to increase the racial minority trooper applicant pool to 25 percent and the female trooper applicant pool to 20 percent, in an effort to diversify the department
- Established community service trooper positions to institute a community policing concept statewide
- Posted all non-confidential department policies online to increase transparency
- Implemented recurring implicit bias training for all enforcement members and assisted in the development and pilot of a nationwide implicit bias training for civilian personnel
- Generated a public-facing transparency web portal for FOIA requests
- Revised the department’s pursuit policy to limit the circumstances in which MSP members can engage in a vehicle pursuit
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Resources for Business and the Community
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The Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce maintains a list of federal, state, and local resources that provide aid and information for your business, employees and our community during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. This information is ever-changing, please check the Chamber's
website,
Facebook, and your email frequently.
We will add links, resources, and updates as information becomes available. We are also converting our At A Glance Newsletter to include Coronavirus links and information as well as local updates, job availability, member coupons and most importantly Member News. Please let us know what your business is doing and how you are functioning during this uncertain time. We need to stay connected and support each other.
Reopening Plan Templates, Playbooks, and Best Practices can be found on the Saginaw Chamber/Saginaw Future joint
Reopening Business Playbook page.
If you are offering a service to help the Saginaw County Community or local businesses weather this storm, please email your information to
info@saginawchamber.org.
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