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How do I handle health care issues? What is the latest regarding MISS DIG and utility requirements? How can I provide the safest possible environment for my employees? Will MDOT be issuing any new guidance and will there be issues with moving my project forward? How will the new federal
MITA has joined a large group of construction industry organizations in submitting a thoughtful request to Governor Whitmer asking her to immediately restart all construction projects across the state. With the Stay Home, Stay Safe Executive Order extended to May 15th, several industries are looking at ways to safely get
How do I handle health care issues? What is the latest regarding MISS DIG and utility requirements? How can I provide the safest possible environment for my employees? Will MDOT be issuing any new guidance and will there be issues with moving my project forward? How will the new federal
WXYZ Article By Kim Russell (WXYZ) — The pandemic does not stop the start of new seasons – not even construction season. Road crews are out working to fix our roads to help you get around metro Detroit once the lockdown ends. MDOT told road construction contractors to take actions
Congress Passes More Money To Support Aide Relief Programs Congress met again this week under social distancing rules to pass more relief money for employers and employees. As MITA has reported, Congress has already passed several programs that extend unemployment benefits, provide paycheck relief for employers, increase supplies for medical
Yesterday, MITA partnered with Bodman PLC to present a live COVID-19 webinar. Many employers are facing severe staffing shortages now. Enhanced and expanded unemployment benefits and protections against discipline for failing to return to work have left employers searching for methods to maintain staffing levels. Bodman workplace law attorneys discussed solutions
Effective 7:00 a.m. Friday, April 24th, 2020 weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including US-2/US-141 at the Menominee River bridge west of Iron Mountain, then east on US-2 to St. Ignace then north on I-75 to the International
Yesterday afternoon, MDOT’s Chief Operations Officer, Tony Kratofil, notified industry that MDOT, like other state departments, would be implementing temporary layoffs starting next week for a number of their employees due to budget concerns. Mr. Kratofil’s email message included disappointing, but realistic commentary about the significant budgetary impacts the State
As we all are hopeful for an ultimate end date of the Governor’s Stay Home, Stay Safe mandate, MITA would like you to take a few minutes to answer some questions regarding your company’s workforce needs. It is anticipated that with the shutdown, our labor shortage needs could be magnified,
Governor Whitmer announced that testing for COVID – 19 is now available for all essential employees who still continue to report to work in person, regardless of whether or not they are showing symptoms of the virus. Prior to this, an individual had to show symptoms in order to be
MITA has been involved in a weekly stakeholder meeting regarding the Miss Dig process as it relates to locates. This truly is the calm before the storm and it is anticipated that locate requests could approach the 200k mark for the month of May alone. This is far above the
On Monday, April 20, 2020, MDOT informed MITA that they are suspending all “Landscape Projects” and “landscape work items” on road and bridge projects. MDOT indicated these “landscaping” suspensions are consistent with the guidance provided in Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order (EO) 2020-42, issued on April 9, 2020. An EO 2020-42
