Visit MMA’s Online Learning Center for the following COVID-19-related webinars:
(please note, you must be logged into the MMA website to access member-exclusive webinars)
Do You Qualify for the Employee Retention Tax Credit?
Presented by MMA and Maner Costerisan
The federal Coronavirus Relief Bill signed into law in December extended and expanded the Employee Retention Tax Credit, a refundable tax credit initially created under the CARES Act to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll. Perhaps most importantly, the new law clarifies that businesses will now be able to take both the Employee Retention Tax Credit as well as participate in the Payroll Protection Program (PPP). MMA and Dennis Theis and Matthew Latham, principals with the manufacturing-focused business advisory and public accounting firm of Maner Costerisan, teach how you can take advantage of this new opportunity.
PPP Round 2: What You Need to Know
Presented by MMA and Butzel Long
A new round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding was signed into law in late 2020. MMA and the experienced and trusted team at Butzel Long guide you through the the key provisions of the new law and explore the interplay with prior law and regulations related to PPP loans.
What to Do When Customer or Supplier Financial Distress Stresses You Out
Presented by MMA and Wolfson Bolton PLLC
COVID-19 has strained many businesses like never before; both operationally and financially. While many manufacturers are closely evaluating their own finances, have you considered how your customers and suppliers are doing and how that could impact your bottom line? MMA and Adam Kochenderfer, an attorney with Wolfson Bolton PLLC, give an eye-opening presentation on how to proactively plan for three different levels of financial distress.
Gain Insight into COVID-19 Special Enforcement Efforts
Presented by MMA
In November 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a special MIOSHA enforcement effort related to COVID-19 Emergency Rules. MMA hosted an interactive discussion with Director of COVID-19 Workplace Safety Sean Egan to learn more about increased enforcement in workplaces across the state from Michigan’s point person tasked with coordinating the state’s effort to monitor and enforce workplace safeguards in this free video conference.
My Employee Was Exposed to COVID-19; Now What?
Presented by MMA
Michigan’s Epidemic Order requires that employers follow CDC guidance and work with local public health officials when a case of COVID-19 enters the workplace. Don’t get overwhelmed with the details. Ingham County Health Department Health Officer Linda Vail joined MMA for this in-depth discussion of how employers should respond when an employee is exposed, as well as trends local health departments are seeing and how they are responding.
Learn More About New Workplace Safety Rules
Presented by MMA
MMA and Michigan’s Director of COVID-19 Workplace Safety Sean Egan took a deep dive on emergency rules issued in October by MIOSHA imposing a number of workplace safety requirements on employers.
Access $75K in Matching Funds to Offset Foreign Competition
Presented by MMA and Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
Rising foreign competition in the time of COVID is a major challenge for many small manufacturers. Join MMA and Scott Phillips, Senior Project Manager, Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center for a free informational webinar to learn how the federally funded Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) program can help qualified companies make the changes they need to get in shape for the long run.
Payroll Tax Suspension Webinar
Presented by MMA and Maner Costerisan
Under the terms of the President’s “Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID–19 Disaster,” withholding, deposit, and payment of an employee's share of the 6.2% Social Security tax are deferred on wages paid for the rest of the year. This does not mean the taxes are forgiven. The taxes are still due. As a result, businesses will need a strategy on how to handle the deferral now and what will still be owed in January 2021. Join Dennis Theis from Maner Costerisan for this webinar on the Trump tax deferral.
Open for Business; Now What? Managing a Different Kind of Workforce Crisis
Presented as part of the 2020 MFG Operations Conference
These are certainly unprecedented times and there is no playbook. Chuck Mouranie and Ken Mall of EDSI Consulting have been working with companies and government agencies across the country to help them manage through this crisis. This interactive session will explore what other organizations are doing to manage their workforce, keep them safe, and get back to business.
Lessons Learned and Growth Ahead; A Peer-to-Peer Discussion
Presented as part of the 2020 MFG Operations Conference
Eight months in to one of the most tumultuous and unpredictable years in history, manufacturers are looking back at lessons learned during the early phases of the global pandemic and are looking forward to growth ahead. Watch the peer-to-peer discussion moderated by Rehmann’s Melissa Johnson with executives from leading manufacturers for an engaging and informative discussion of preparedness planning, adaptation and recovery.