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DETROIT, Mich. – The Families First Coronavirus Response Act will help many American families dealing with the impact by providing increased funding for food, Medicaid, unemployment assistance, and coverage for testing.

DETROIT, Mich. –  Butzel Long has assembled a team to operate immediately to answer urgent client questions regarding Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-21. 

DETROIT, Mich. – With the American economy rapidly closing for business, employers must grapple with how to manage their workforce, save costs, and protect their most valuable assets.

Automakers are offering up their factories to help solve the shortage of ventilators needed to treat an expected crush of coronavirus patients, but production likely won't begin for months — too late to help ease the immediate need.

DETROIT, Mich. – Ford, General Motors, and Fiat Chrysler announced the suspension
of North American operations through (at least) March 30.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan law firms have assembled multidisciplinary teams and created resource centers to advise and update clients on overcoming business challenges, and legal and operational planning.

The coronavirus outbreak has upended workplaces where employees work alongside each other every day, sometimes fighting coughs and colds.

Pandemic preparation is nothing new for employers.

DETROIT, Mich. – Information is critical for businesses as they navigate the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Art Van Furniture filed for bankruptcy Sunday night, just days after the metro Detroit-based furniture and mattress retailer's stunning announcement that it plans to close and liquidate all company-owned stores.

DETROIT, Mich. –  Teresa N. Taylor, has joined Butzel Long as a shareholder in the firm’s Washington D.C. office.

Butzel Long immigration law attorney Reginald A. Pacis was featured recently during an ICLE webinar. Pacis and Cindy Nuñez, immigration attorney, Walker & Associates, provided an overview on immigration law and its impact for multinational employers, investors, startups and midmarket companies who are under increasing scrutiny from U.S. immigration agencies.

Brett Rendeiro, Labor and Employment Attorney at Butzel Long – What do Michigan businesses need to know to handle the coronavirus in the workplace?

DETROIT, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorney Mitchell (“Mitch”) Zajac has been appointed to serve a four-year term on the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Board of Directors. He is one of three newly elected Board members. Zajac earned a J.D. in 2017 from WMU-Cooley Law School.

The coronavirus will disrupt U.S. manufacturing, and when it does it will hit Michigan harder than most states, experts say.

DETROIT, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorney Mitchell (“Mitch”) Zajac will serve on a panel during The Michigan Lean Consortium “Lean in Legal” workshop on Friday, February 7, 2020 in Troy.

Seven Detroit-area nonprofit organizations are now better prepared to achieve their missions after receiving pro bono services during a legal clinic presented by Michigan Community Resources.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long, one of the leading law firms in Michigan and the United States, is growing with the addition of associate attorneys Ashley Aldea, Steven R. Eatherly, Paul Howarah and Sarah Nirenberg.

Attorneys offer tips on navigating the legal, cultural and language barriers of partnerships abroad.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorneys Ashley Glime, Daniel J. McCarthy, and Neil Patel have been elected shareholders.