Michigan Dept. of Labor and Economic Opportunity
@MichiganLEO
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity connects people, businesses and communities.
Our Community & Worker Transition Office is creating opportunities for innovative energy and auto manufacturing. The $9.1 million in federal funding they received last year is helping to get the job done. Subscribe for email updates to stay in the know: bit.ly/MI-CWETO

We’re helping communities build local capacity to prepare for Michigan’s changing economy. Through a series of workshops, our Community and Worker Economic Transition Office gathered insights that will shape the Community Transition Playbook.
We’re helping Michigan industries build a resilient economy. You can be the first to know how we’re driving growth today and in the future – sign up for email updates now! bit.ly/MI-CWETO
📣LEO’s Community & Worker Economic Transition Office is helping manufacturers with challenges faced in today’s economy. Sign up for email updates to learn more about how we can help your business modernize, increase efficiency and remain competitive: bit.ly/MI-CWETO.
The Housing Access for Justice-Involved Individuals pilot program is distributing awards to support residents who have been impacted by the criminal legal system with finding and obtaining housing. Read the press release: ow.ly/W0Zm50WwpNx

❗TODAY AT 2PM: Join our Labor team for their next Workplace Mental Health webinar series, Building Respectful and Inclusive Organizations: Combating Mistreatment at Work. Join via Teams for episode one of the series: ow.ly/tUO750Ws2JY #WorkplaceMentalHealth #MichiganLabor

⚠️ Attention employers: Second Quarter Wage and Tax Reports are due July 25. Incorrect or unfiled reports and late or missing payments can result in penalties and interest being assessed to an employer’s account.

ICYMI: Nearly 48,000 Michiganders are receiving retroactive unemployment payments following a review of their claims based on new, higher weekly benefit rates signed into law in December. Read the press release: ow.ly/GH4A50WtZhG

ICYMI:Michigan earns highest ever rank in CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business list; ranked #6, top 10 for the third year in a row, up 3 spots from last year, driven by huge gains in infrastructure, workforce, quality of life, & cost of doing business. ow.ly/NWvs50WsCha

While Michigan manufacturers are facing real challenges today, the Community & Worker Economic Transition Office is making sure communities, workers & employers have the support they need to shape Michigan’s future economy. Sign up for email updates today! bit.ly/MI-CWETO
Join our Labor team for their next Workplace Mental Health webinar series, Building Respectful and Inclusive Organizations: Combating Mistreatment at Work. Episode 1 — Incivility and Microaggressions — is next Thursday, July 24 at 2 p.m. Join via Teams: ow.ly/xMLR50Ws2JX

⚠️ Attention employers: Second Quarter Wage and Tax Reports are due July 25. Incorrect or unfiled reports and late or missing payments can result in penalties and interest being assessed to an employer’s account.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 states in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education. ow.ly/shTM50WqO3U

THIS EVENING! You're invited to join the Black Leadership Advisory Council's African Diaspora Committee for a discussion on "Creating Legacy through Community Service." 🗓 Thursday, July 10 🕠 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. 📍Virtual via Zoom 🔗 Join the event: ow.ly/C9v250WjlyH

REMINDER! You're invited to join the Black Leadership Advisory Council's African Diaspora Committee for a discussion on "Creating Legacy through Community Service." 🗓 Thursday, July 10 🕠 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. 📍Virtual via Zoom 🔗 Join the event: ow.ly/C9v250WjlyH #BLAC

ICYMI: Last week LEO awarded $1M, with $350,000 going to Andrews University and $650,000 to Western Michigan University to expand or launch a school psychologist training program, increasing the school psychologist workforce in Michigan. Read the release: ow.ly/XyeF50Wlrw4

State Departments and Agencies are closed today in observance of Independance Day. Regular office hours will resume Monday, July 7th. #IndependancelDay #MichiganLEO
