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March 23, 2020
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Business
- Unemployment Insurance Agency closes lobbies except for appointments
- Residents unemployed due to COVID-19 eligible for collections assistance
- Filthy lucre: Paper money shunned for fear of virus spread
Nation
State
- MVSRA claim fails where defendant 'performed' service
- Accessing Wayne County FOC during state of emergency
- Governor Whitmer announces SBA loans now available for Michigan small businesses impacted by COVID-19
Feature
- Public defender: Macomb County creates office and introduces administrator
- Board of Commissioners unanimously approves additional $1 million for coronavirus emergency response efforts
- Board first to meet remotely with complete video conferencing following governor's order
- Oakland County offers COVID-19 text updates
- Firm offers free webinar on reductions in force, cost savings during coronavirus crisis
headlines Oakland County
- Attorneys sharpen courtroom skills at inaugural program
- Nessel announces $45 million multistate settlement over deceptive practices on Cash App
- Small business bankruptcy filings increase 50% year-over-year in first half of 2026
- New course helps court employees connect daily work to public trust
- Pro bono pioneer to receive 2026 ABA John H. Pickering Award
headlines National
- ABA connects death row inmate to pro bono attorneys who help free him
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- 2 judges suspended in separate cases after being indicted on criminal charges
- Convicted ex-judge gets $5K fine but no prison time in immigration case
- Ohio governor signs bill prohibiting foreign litigation funding
- Many small firms collect payments faster than BigLaw counterparts, new data shows
