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April 4, 2022
“Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Assassinated on this day in 1968
Featured Event
Open House - Ribbon Cutting - Belleville Library

Saturday April 9th 1-3pm
Career Fair!
Women Professionals

May 18th
Employers you can have have a table (limited quantity available) to recruit new employees!

Our own local talent show, hosted by the Wayne County Fairgrounds!
Check out the community Events Calendar for more activities and events - remember, this calendar is free for any community event.
Do remote workers need to be covered on your workers compensation?
By Michael Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE

As employers move further into remote work arrangements (full-time, part-time, hybrid) with their employees, a basic understanding of the state’s workers’ compensation law is important.
It’s common knowledge that employees who are injured or become ill “while at work” should be covered by their employer’s workers’ compensation program. However, when Michigan’s workers’ compensation laws were first enacted, these laws were intended to compensate for injuries or illnesses sustained outside of the home and in a place under the control of the employer. Drafters of workers’ compensation laws could not foresee how employees could sustain work-related injuries in an employee’s home.

There are a couple of legal principles used to determine coverage by workers’ compensation laws. It depends on which state the employee works within. Some states require coverage under workers’ compensation if the worker proves the injury was work related regardless of where the injury occurred. So remote workers would be covered if they can prove the injury or illness occurred while they were working, and this could be anywhere if the injury or illness resulted from that work. Other states use an “arising out of and in the course of” employment standard.
Michigan is an ‘arising out of and in the course of employment’ state. Under this principle, if work causes, contributes to, or aggravates a pre-existing “pathology,” the injury or illness would be covered by workers’ compensation insurance. More simply, “the work must be the cause of the disability.” With this coverage definition, a Michigan employer’s workers’ compensation coverage will depend on whether what the employee was doing furthered the employer’s aims or if the employee was acting in the interest of the employer when the injury occurred. This is the “arising out of” part of the above principal. 
Advocacy - April is financial literacy month
The beginners guide to small business financial literacy
Financial literacy is all about understanding your business’ finances. It entails having sound knowledge of financial terminologies, theories, concepts, practices, and statements — in other words, a financial education. All of this helps you understand your company’s finances and the factors involved in affecting your profitability. 

You don’t have to be a college graduate to understand or excel at financial literacy. Even if you are from a non-accounting background, learning the basics can help you make informed decisions about your finances. Let’s look at the significance of financial literacy in your business.
Small business owners should master these 5 financial skills
To run a successful small business, you need to understand and properly manage your business’s finances. Fortunately, you don’t have to be a finance expert to be financially literate or grow a successful business. Instead, you just need a little direction and some accessible skills to get you on the right financial foot. 

In honor of Financial Literacy Month, we’re showing you five simple financial skills you should know as a business owner and how to attain them.
Market down to end quarter
Our corporate sponsor Alicia McGovern of Edward Jones has provided this link to the quartern ending newsletter for the firm.
Member Events, New and Returning Members
Lake Fest - Information and Updates
We are now accepting applications for arts, crafts, and nonprofit groups. If you plan on exhibiting, you must have an application on file - Nonprofits, there will not be any payment required, we do however need to have your application on file!

You can secure your team of 21 for this years event June 25th - thee are limited amounts of teams, so please secure this now. Nonprofits, use this as a fundraiser - you pay only $500 for a team of 21, you can sell seats to your team for up to $100 and pocket the profits for your organization - last year 5 teams made over $5,000 int total -

Private business - this is a great opportunity as a team building event or for you to sponsor a team of your own! It's cheaper than taking 21 team members to dinner - and a lot more fun!

Private Business - Reserve a team or 2?

Nonprofits - Reserve your team
Thanks to our Corporate Members
Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce | bacc2work.org
248 Main Street - Belleville, MI 48111
(734) 697-7151