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IN THIS ISSUE: From the desk of John Karlen, CPCU, APA, ARe Functional Operation Covid Best Practices Guide MTM Annual Meeting 1 FROM THE DESK OF John Karlen, CPCU, APA, ARe quotes. One of my favorites was, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” It seems to apply so precisely to our last 10 weeks. Even with all the turmoil in life, the focus of MTM as always remains on what can we do to help our members. Let me cover two big items during the last 10 weeks. When the pandemic started, we were in the third week of delivering dividend checks to our MTM member/owners. There were 908 checks to deliver, totaling $4,452,454. As I have written over the years, the best part of my job is the surprise drop-ins on MTM members WITH MONEY. That always entails great smiles and pictures that we have used in newsletters and annual company videos. A couple of things you may not know is that management and the Board of Directors has worked hard over the last four years in increasing the percentage of members that get the dividend, by extending the dividend eligibility. In 2017, 86% of MTM members received checks. In 2018, the percentage went up slightly to 89%. And then in 2019, it notched up another three percentage points to 92%. The Board for the 2020 checks extended the criteria so that 99.1% of MTM members received a check. It is a nice accomplishment by the MTM management, the Board committees and full MTM Board. The other couple of numbers that you may find interesting is that in 2019, MTM returned 26% of the annual premium in member dividends. In 2020, the percentage was 24.4%. While many commercial competitors have started a dividend program to compete with MTM, any commercial dividend program is miniscule compared to the MTM program. Commercial carriers may want to pay a dividend to members, but they first have to pay a dividend to their stockholders. We are very lucky at MTM to know that our member dividend and stockholder dividend go to the same people – MTM members. All company dividends go directly to our MTM member/owners and March was a perfect time to get additional money to our member/owners. The MTM Loss Control team normally visits shops to give them safety reviews. Of course, during the pandemic, many shops were closed to outside contact. Many were operating at partial capacity, and a few were closed altogether. We were surprised how many shops remained open. There is much more essential goods support than you might think. During that limited access time, Monthly Newsletter for June 2020 NEWS P.O. Box 9150 Farmington Hills, MI 48333 Phone 248.488.1172 www.mtmic.com Our Industry Association Partners More on page 2 å works partners T he last 10 weeks has been most interesting. Years ago, I was in an unusual situation of being able to have dinner with Yogi Berra and two of his sons in New Jersey. It was a couple of evenings of fascinating discussion. After the first dinner, I read up more about Yogi and many of his famous common-sense

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IN THIS ISSUE:✦ From the desk of

John Karlen, CPCU, APA, ARe

✦ Functional Operation

✦ Covid Best Practices Guide✦ MTM Annual Meeting

1

FROM THE DESK OF

John Karlen, CPCU, APA, ARe

quotes. One of my favorites was, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” It seems to apply so precisely to our last 10 weeks. Even with all the turmoil in life, the focus of MTM as always remains on what can we do to help our members. Let me cover two big items during the last 10 weeks.

When the pandemic started, we were in the third week of delivering dividend checks to our MTM member/owners. There were 908 checks to deliver, totaling $4,452,454. As I have written over the years, the best part of my job is the surprise drop-ins on MTM members WITH MONEY. That always entails great smiles and pictures that we have used in newsletters and annual company videos. A couple of things you may not know is that management and the Board of Directors has worked hard over the last four years in increasing the percentage of members that get the dividend, by extending the dividend eligibility. In 2017, 86% of MTM members received checks. In 2018, the percentage went up slightly to 89%. And then in 2019, it notched up another three percentage points to 92%. The Board for the 2020 checks extended the criteria so that 99.1% of MTM members received a check. It is a nice accomplishment by the

MTM management, the Board committees and full MTM Board. The other couple of numbers that you may find interesting is that in 2019, MTM returned 26% of the annual premium in member dividends. In 2020, the percentage was 24.4%. While many commercial competitors have started a dividend program to compete with MTM, any commercial dividend program is miniscule compared to the MTM program. Commercial carriers may want to pay a dividend to members, but they first have to pay a dividend to their stockholders. We are very lucky at MTM to know that our member dividend and stockholder dividend go to the same people – MTM members. All company dividends go directly to our MTM member/owners and March was a perfect time to get additional money to our member/owners.

The MTM Loss Control team normally visits shops to give them safety reviews. Of course, during the pandemic, many shops were closed to outside contact. Many were operating at partial capacity, and a few were closed altogether. We were surprised how many shops remained open. There is much more essential goods support than you might think. During that limited access time,

4

P.O. Box 9150Farmington Hills, MI 48333

Monthly Newsletter for June 2020

NEWSP.O. Box 9150 ✦ Farmington Hills, MI 48333 ✦ Phone 248.488.1172 ✦ www.mtmic.com

Our IndustryAssociation

Partners

FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ANY OF US IF WE CAN BE OF SERVICE TO YOU:John Karlen

[email protected] Ext. 1017

Megan Brown [email protected]

Ext. 1006 Glenda Moyle

[email protected] Ext. 1315

Chris Doebler [email protected]

Ext. 1012

Patty Allen [email protected]

Ext. 1010 Donna Motley

[email protected] Ext. 1011

Cindy Boyce [email protected]

Ext. 1009 Kimberly Davis

[email protected] Ext. 1004

Debbie Sagan [email protected]

Ext. 1007

Marci Merath [email protected]

Ext. 1005

Ruth Kiefer [email protected]

Chris Demeter [email protected]

Travis Halsted [email protected]

Gary Wood [email protected]

Djon Ljuljdjuraj [email protected]

Ext. 1316

Melanie English [email protected]

More on page 2 å

MFGworks partners

The last 10 weeks has been most interesting. Years ago, I was in an unusual situation of being able to have dinner with Yogi Berra and two of his sons in New Jersey. It was a

couple of evenings of fascinating discussion. After the first dinner, I read up more about Yogi and many of his famous common-sense

We are anticipating moving forward with our 2020 Annual Members meeting on October 22, 2020 but will remain flexible as requirements change as a result of COVID-19. MTMIC is pleased to announce that John Walsh, President of the

Michigan Manufacturers Association will be our featured speaker this year.

John J. Walsh was named President & CEO of the Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) in January 2020. MMA is the state’s leading advocate dedicated to securing a prosperous future for Michigan manufacturers through effective advocacy, meaningful education and strategic business services. Before taking on the role as MMA’s leader, John served as the State Budget Director for

Michigan where he was responsible for coordinating all aspects of the State’s $57 billion budget. Prior to that he served as Director of Strategic Policy for Governor Rick Snyder and for three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. He was recognized by his peers as the most effective legislator in 2013 and as Legislator of the Year by MIRS News in 2014.

As Speaker Pro Tempore of the Michigan House, John led the legislative effort as part of the “Grand Bargain,” contributing to the successful conclusion of Detroit’s historic bankruptcy. A year later, he led negotiations on behalf of Governor Snyder to avoid a $3 billion bankruptcy facing Detroit Public Schools, resulting in the restoration of local control and a stable financial position for the district.

John previously served as an executive at Schoolcraft College where he was responsible for development, government and external relations, grants and related administrative and legal matters. He was also responsible for the College’s Business Development Center and served as Executive Director of the internationally recognized Schoolcraft College Culinary Arts program. Prior to joining Schoolcraft College, John was founder and principal with the law firm of Raymond, Walsh & Enwright, PC, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, finance and general corporate law. He had previously been a member of Lewis, White & Clay, PC, and was senior counsel with Unisys Corporation.

He received a Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in public policy analysis from James Madison College of Michigan State University. He is an Aspen Rodel Fellow and serves on numerous civic and philanthropic boards.

The MTM Annual Meeting Planning Goes On

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P.O. Box 9150 ✦ Farmington Hills, MI 48333 ✦ Phone 248.488.1172 ✦ www.mtmic.comP.O. Box 9150 ✦ Farmington Hills, MI 48333 ✦ Phone 248.488.1172 ✦ www.mtmic.com2 3

Donna Motley, Vice President of Claims

Functional Operation

Continued from page 1 å

A s we slowly attempt to return to our former lives (I’m not going to say “return to normal” because, let’s face it, I doubt

things will ever be what we considered “normal” in the past), there will certainly be challenges that need to be met. MTMIC was fully functional during the “stay safe” order. Challenges were met in making sure injured workers received appropriate care and

treatment. Telemedicine and Teletherapy were utilized. Nurse Case Managers were not allowed to attend appointments of those physicians that were continuing to see patients in person, so they would have a follow-up conference with the injured worker and the physician’s office and obtain the required paperwork for our department. However, for the most part, physicians were reluctant to do more than keep the injured worker “status quo” while utilizing Telemedicine. Teletherapy was a little more effective, as the therapist could actually watch and respond to the injured worker while maneuvers were performed. A few injured workers did advise they “preferred” in person therapy and returned (under CDC guidelines) as soon as they were allowed.

Obviously, the Workers’ Compensation Agencies were not/are not open, although magistrates were/have been conducting business via telephone and/or Zoom. A couple of our cases were even Redeemed via tele-net. As of this writing, the Workers’ Compensation Agencies, which other than the Lansing facility, are the Workers’ Compensation Courts, are not scheduled to “open” until June 9, 2020. There are certainly challenges that will need to be met. As an example, the Detroit Agency, probably one of the busier W/C agencies, is located in downtown Detroit on West Grand Boulevard (across from the Fisher Theatre). It is an older building. The Agency spans one half of the third floor. The entrance is next to the elevators. The waiting room for the injured workers is very large and certainly “social distancing” can be maintained. However, the hallways leading to the actual Courts and attorney conference rooms is very narrow – barely enough room for two people to pass by each other.

The conference rooms are approximately the size of a standard home bathroom – large enough to house a rectangle table and chairs that seat four people.

The actual Court has the magistrate’s “bench”, raised like you would see in a movie (with an exit/entrance door behind the bench). Approximately six feet in front of the magistrate’s bench is a rectangle table with four chairs facing the bench (this is where the attorney and their client sit). Approximately six feet behind this table are a row of four to six chairs for observers.

The Agency is busiest in the morning. Attorneys are attempting to obtain new hearing dates on cases. The magistrate will conduct Redemptions and/or Facilitations. Last on the agenda even in these tiny rooms would be cases proceeding with a Trial. Realize, attorneys that handle Workers’ Compensation have multiple cases proceeding at any given time. Pretty much all the attorneys know each other and are generally cordial, if not outright friendly with each other. Before attorneys approach the magistrate to obtain a new hearing date, the attorneys discuss the merits of the case and basically, what dates work with their schedule. They then approach the magistrate together to schedule a date on the Court’s calendar.

Now what you might not know, is that the door to the actual Court locks from the inside. Once inside the Courtroom and the door is closed, no one gets in until the door re-opens. Obviously, while the magistrate is presiding over a Facilitation, Redemption or Trial, the door is closed. At that time, the multitude of attorneys

are pacing back and forth, all wanting to be the first one in the room when the door opens. The (narrow) hallways are full of conversations, attorneys looking for someone, attorneys asking if the Judge is free yet, staking their claim and yes, there is some discussion about what they did on the weekend, a golf game or current events. When that door opens, it is like releasing floodwaters – they all pour in!

It reminds me of “ants at a picnic” or “puppies in a small box” – perpetual motion – everyone is on top of everyone else. Social distancing – no way! Judges tend to be a little bit older. A lot of the attorneys are still practicing beyond the age of 60 – certainly putting them at higher risk during a pandemic.

Now, along about 1:00 P.M. the agency is almost like a ghost town. If not conducting a trial, the magistrates review cases and handle paperwork. The attorneys return to their office to work.

Maybe the State will decide to keep most business via teleconferencing. It would be nearly impossible to do everything by appointment; there are just too many moving parts.

As all forms of media have been indicating – we are all in this together. We will get through this as necessity is the mother of invention and it will be interesting to see what happens next. In the interim, the result is that most claims are being delayed from proceeding in a forward fashion. But, we continue pushing for a satisfactory result for everyone involved! ✦

our loss control team stayed in regular contact with our members to determine what they could do to support them during this unusual time. I thought I would share with you three of the comments that I received during the time period.

Chris, MTM Loss Control Representative: “Thank you for checking in and reminding us of the resources that are available to us. It is always helpful as we try to navigate through this. Stay safe.”

Travis, MTM Loss Control Representative: “Good morning, Travis, so far so good! We haven’t had any of our employees test positive and we are closely monitoring everyone’s health and situations. Thank you for all the guidance and support provided by MTM! We greatly appreciate all you do! We hope everyone there is well, and continue to be that way. Stay healthy and safe.”

Ruth, our Loss Control Vice President. “Hi Ruth, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to you and the MTM LC team for putting together the COVID-19 resources! I can’t imagine the amount of time that went into that, but for me it was a lifesaver! It was overwhelming starting back to work, playing catch up, and worrying about how and when I could get all of the information together so that the company had a plan that was COVID compliant. I read your May bulletin and found the angels at MTM had done all the really hard work for me. Again, thank you so so much. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!”

There is lots to do. And we know that yesterday’s accomplishments, while helpful, will not help our members for tomorrow and the next day and the next month. Please call upon us to help anyway we can. MTM exists solely for the benefit of our member/owners. Stay safe and healthy. ✦

Best Work Practices

During COVID-19

With the current changes that we are seeing on a

weekly basis, the MTMIC Loss Control staff

have put together a Best Work Practices

During COVID-19 guide. If you have questions regarding this guide

or anything related to COVID-19, please

contact us at [email protected].

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

MTMIC 2

.......

Plant Re-Opening Considerations for Optimal Social Distancing! 3....................................................................................

Shop Floor Set-Up!

3.............................................................................................

Office Set-Up!

4.............................................................................

Break Room/Bathroom!

5.............................

Considerations for Entrance/Egress/Shift Changes! 6 ......................................................................................................

Visitors!

6.................................................

Infectious Disease Screening Protocol ! 7.........................................................

Infectious Disease Response Plan! 7

...............................

Administrative and Engineering Considerations !8-9..........................................................................................

Employee PPE!

10...................................................................................

Employee Training!

11...........................................

PTO/Sick Leave/Return to Work Protocols!11

Appendices:

.................................................

Infectious Disease Screening Protocol!13........................................................

Infectious Disease Response Plan!16.................................................................

Visitor Health Self Screening!20........................................................................

Employee Self Screening!21.......................................................................

Company Screening Log! 22................................................................................................

Posters !

23-274/2020 V1

2

Furloughed Employee Payroll UPDATE:

MTM has received State Insurance Department approval to EXCLUDE “furloughed employee payroll” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. For employees NOT working, but being paid, we would EXCLUDE furloughed payroll for premium calculation purposes as long as “payroll records clearly indicate paid furlough as a separate payroll category and include breakdown by individual, the hours and amount paid.”

These adjustments will be made on your policy yearend audit. ✦

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P.O. Box 9150 ✦ Farmington Hills, MI 48333 ✦ Phone 248.488.1172 ✦ www.mtmic.comP.O. Box 9150 ✦ Farmington Hills, MI 48333 ✦ Phone 248.488.1172 ✦ www.mtmic.com2 3

Donna Motley, Vice President of Claims

Functional Operation

Continued from page 1 å

A s we slowly attempt to return to our former lives (I’m not going to say “return to normal” because, let’s face it, I doubt

things will ever be what we considered “normal” in the past), there will certainly be challenges that need to be met. MTMIC was fully functional during the “stay safe” order. Challenges were met in making sure injured workers received appropriate care and

treatment. Telemedicine and Teletherapy were utilized. Nurse Case Managers were not allowed to attend appointments of those physicians that were continuing to see patients in person, so they would have a follow-up conference with the injured worker and the physician’s office and obtain the required paperwork for our department. However, for the most part, physicians were reluctant to do more than keep the injured worker “status quo” while utilizing Telemedicine. Teletherapy was a little more effective, as the therapist could actually watch and respond to the injured worker while maneuvers were performed. A few injured workers did advise they “preferred” in person therapy and returned (under CDC guidelines) as soon as they were allowed.

Obviously, the Workers’ Compensation Agencies were not/are not open, although magistrates were/have been conducting business via telephone and/or Zoom. A couple of our cases were even Redeemed via tele-net. As of this writing, the Workers’ Compensation Agencies, which other than the Lansing facility, are the Workers’ Compensation Courts, are not scheduled to “open” until June 9, 2020. There are certainly challenges that will need to be met. As an example, the Detroit Agency, probably one of the busier W/C agencies, is located in downtown Detroit on West Grand Boulevard (across from the Fisher Theatre). It is an older building. The Agency spans one half of the third floor. The entrance is next to the elevators. The waiting room for the injured workers is very large and certainly “social distancing” can be maintained. However, the hallways leading to the actual Courts and attorney conference rooms is very narrow – barely enough room for two people to pass by each other.

The conference rooms are approximately the size of a standard home bathroom – large enough to house a rectangle table and chairs that seat four people.

The actual Court has the magistrate’s “bench”, raised like you would see in a movie (with an exit/entrance door behind the bench). Approximately six feet in front of the magistrate’s bench is a rectangle table with four chairs facing the bench (this is where the attorney and their client sit). Approximately six feet behind this table are a row of four to six chairs for observers.

The Agency is busiest in the morning. Attorneys are attempting to obtain new hearing dates on cases. The magistrate will conduct Redemptions and/or Facilitations. Last on the agenda even in these tiny rooms would be cases proceeding with a Trial. Realize, attorneys that handle Workers’ Compensation have multiple cases proceeding at any given time. Pretty much all the attorneys know each other and are generally cordial, if not outright friendly with each other. Before attorneys approach the magistrate to obtain a new hearing date, the attorneys discuss the merits of the case and basically, what dates work with their schedule. They then approach the magistrate together to schedule a date on the Court’s calendar.

Now what you might not know, is that the door to the actual Court locks from the inside. Once inside the Courtroom and the door is closed, no one gets in until the door re-opens. Obviously, while the magistrate is presiding over a Facilitation, Redemption or Trial, the door is closed. At that time, the multitude of attorneys

are pacing back and forth, all wanting to be the first one in the room when the door opens. The (narrow) hallways are full of conversations, attorneys looking for someone, attorneys asking if the Judge is free yet, staking their claim and yes, there is some discussion about what they did on the weekend, a golf game or current events. When that door opens, it is like releasing floodwaters – they all pour in!

It reminds me of “ants at a picnic” or “puppies in a small box” – perpetual motion – everyone is on top of everyone else. Social distancing – no way! Judges tend to be a little bit older. A lot of the attorneys are still practicing beyond the age of 60 – certainly putting them at higher risk during a pandemic.

Now, along about 1:00 P.M. the agency is almost like a ghost town. If not conducting a trial, the magistrates review cases and handle paperwork. The attorneys return to their office to work.

Maybe the State will decide to keep most business via teleconferencing. It would be nearly impossible to do everything by appointment; there are just too many moving parts.

As all forms of media have been indicating – we are all in this together. We will get through this as necessity is the mother of invention and it will be interesting to see what happens next. In the interim, the result is that most claims are being delayed from proceeding in a forward fashion. But, we continue pushing for a satisfactory result for everyone involved! ✦

our loss control team stayed in regular contact with our members to determine what they could do to support them during this unusual time. I thought I would share with you three of the comments that I received during the time period.

Chris, MTM Loss Control Representative: “Thank you for checking in and reminding us of the resources that are available to us. It is always helpful as we try to navigate through this. Stay safe.”

Travis, MTM Loss Control Representative: “Good morning, Travis, so far so good! We haven’t had any of our employees test positive and we are closely monitoring everyone’s health and situations. Thank you for all the guidance and support provided by MTM! We greatly appreciate all you do! We hope everyone there is well, and continue to be that way. Stay healthy and safe.”

Ruth, our Loss Control Vice President. “Hi Ruth, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to you and the MTM LC team for putting together the COVID-19 resources! I can’t imagine the amount of time that went into that, but for me it was a lifesaver! It was overwhelming starting back to work, playing catch up, and worrying about how and when I could get all of the information together so that the company had a plan that was COVID compliant. I read your May bulletin and found the angels at MTM had done all the really hard work for me. Again, thank you so so much. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!”

There is lots to do. And we know that yesterday’s accomplishments, while helpful, will not help our members for tomorrow and the next day and the next month. Please call upon us to help anyway we can. MTM exists solely for the benefit of our member/owners. Stay safe and healthy. ✦

Best Work Practices

During COVID-19

With the current changes that we are seeing on a

weekly basis, the MTMIC Loss Control staff

have put together a Best Work Practices

During COVID-19 guide. If you have questions regarding this guide

or anything related to COVID-19, please

contact us at [email protected].

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

MTMIC 2

.......

Plant Re-Opening Considerations for Optimal Social Distancing! 3....................................................................................

Shop Floor Set-Up!

3.............................................................................................

Office Set-Up!

4.............................................................................

Break Room/Bathroom!

5.............................

Considerations for Entrance/Egress/Shift Changes! 6 ......................................................................................................

Visitors!

6.................................................

Infectious Disease Screening Protocol ! 7.........................................................

Infectious Disease Response Plan! 7

...............................

Administrative and Engineering Considerations !8-9..........................................................................................

Employee PPE!

10...................................................................................

Employee Training!

11...........................................

PTO/Sick Leave/Return to Work Protocols!11

Appendices:

.................................................

Infectious Disease Screening Protocol!13........................................................

Infectious Disease Response Plan!16.................................................................

Visitor Health Self Screening!20........................................................................

Employee Self Screening!21.......................................................................

Company Screening Log! 22................................................................................................

Posters !

23-274/2020 V1

2

Furloughed Employee Payroll UPDATE:

MTM has received State Insurance Department approval to EXCLUDE “furloughed employee payroll” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. For employees NOT working, but being paid, we would EXCLUDE furloughed payroll for premium calculation purposes as long as “payroll records clearly indicate paid furlough as a separate payroll category and include breakdown by individual, the hours and amount paid.”

These adjustments will be made on your policy yearend audit. ✦

Page 4: NEWS - mtmic.com · ) From the desk of John Karlen, CPCU, APA, ARe) Functional Operation) Covid Best Practices Guide) MTM Annual Meeting 1 FROM THE DESK OF John Karlen, CPCU, APA,

IN THIS ISSUE:✦ From the desk of

John Karlen, CPCU, APA, ARe

✦ Functional Operation

✦ Covid Best Practices Guide✦ MTM Annual Meeting

1

FROM THE DESK OF

John Karlen, CPCU, APA, ARe

quotes. One of my favorites was, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” It seems to apply so precisely to our last 10 weeks. Even with all the turmoil in life, the focus of MTM as always remains on what can we do to help our members. Let me cover two big items during the last 10 weeks.

When the pandemic started, we were in the third week of delivering dividend checks to our MTM member/owners. There were 908 checks to deliver, totaling $4,452,454. As I have written over the years, the best part of my job is the surprise drop-ins on MTM members WITH MONEY. That always entails great smiles and pictures that we have used in newsletters and annual company videos. A couple of things you may not know is that management and the Board of Directors has worked hard over the last four years in increasing the percentage of members that get the dividend, by extending the dividend eligibility. In 2017, 86% of MTM members received checks. In 2018, the percentage went up slightly to 89%. And then in 2019, it notched up another three percentage points to 92%. The Board for the 2020 checks extended the criteria so that 99.1% of MTM members received a check. It is a nice accomplishment by the

MTM management, the Board committees and full MTM Board. The other couple of numbers that you may find interesting is that in 2019, MTM returned 26% of the annual premium in member dividends. In 2020, the percentage was 24.4%. While many commercial competitors have started a dividend program to compete with MTM, any commercial dividend program is miniscule compared to the MTM program. Commercial carriers may want to pay a dividend to members, but they first have to pay a dividend to their stockholders. We are very lucky at MTM to know that our member dividend and stockholder dividend go to the same people – MTM members. All company dividends go directly to our MTM member/owners and March was a perfect time to get additional money to our member/owners.

The MTM Loss Control team normally visits shops to give them safety reviews. Of course, during the pandemic, many shops were closed to outside contact. Many were operating at partial capacity, and a few were closed altogether. We were surprised how many shops remained open. There is much more essential goods support than you might think. During that limited access time,

4

P.O. Box 9150Farmington Hills, MI 48333

Monthly Newsletter for June 2020

NEWSP.O. Box 9150 ✦ Farmington Hills, MI 48333 ✦ Phone 248.488.1172 ✦ www.mtmic.com

Our IndustryAssociation

Partners

FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ANY OF US IF WE CAN BE OF SERVICE TO YOU:John Karlen

[email protected] Ext. 1017

Megan Brown [email protected]

Ext. 1006 Glenda Moyle

[email protected] Ext. 1315

Chris Doebler [email protected]

Ext. 1012

Patty Allen [email protected]

Ext. 1010 Donna Motley

[email protected] Ext. 1011

Cindy Boyce [email protected]

Ext. 1009 Kimberly Davis

[email protected] Ext. 1004

Debbie Sagan [email protected]

Ext. 1007

Marci Merath [email protected]

Ext. 1005

Ruth Kiefer [email protected]

Chris Demeter [email protected]

Travis Halsted [email protected]

Gary Wood [email protected]

Djon Ljuljdjuraj [email protected]

Ext. 1316

Melanie English [email protected]

More on page 2 å

MFGworks partners

The last 10 weeks has been most interesting. Years ago, I was in an unusual situation of being able to have dinner with Yogi Berra and two of his sons in New Jersey. It was a

couple of evenings of fascinating discussion. After the first dinner, I read up more about Yogi and many of his famous common-sense

We are anticipating moving forward with our 2020 Annual Members meeting on October 22, 2020 but will remain flexible as requirements change as a result of COVID-19. MTMIC is pleased to announce that John Walsh, President of the

Michigan Manufacturers Association will be our featured speaker this year.

John J. Walsh was named President & CEO of the Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) in January 2020. MMA is the state’s leading advocate dedicated to securing a prosperous future for Michigan manufacturers through effective advocacy, meaningful education and strategic business services. Before taking on the role as MMA’s leader, John served as the State Budget Director for

Michigan where he was responsible for coordinating all aspects of the State’s $57 billion budget. Prior to that he served as Director of Strategic Policy for Governor Rick Snyder and for three terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. He was recognized by his peers as the most effective legislator in 2013 and as Legislator of the Year by MIRS News in 2014.

As Speaker Pro Tempore of the Michigan House, John led the legislative effort as part of the “Grand Bargain,” contributing to the successful conclusion of Detroit’s historic bankruptcy. A year later, he led negotiations on behalf of Governor Snyder to avoid a $3 billion bankruptcy facing Detroit Public Schools, resulting in the restoration of local control and a stable financial position for the district.

John previously served as an executive at Schoolcraft College where he was responsible for development, government and external relations, grants and related administrative and legal matters. He was also responsible for the College’s Business Development Center and served as Executive Director of the internationally recognized Schoolcraft College Culinary Arts program. Prior to joining Schoolcraft College, John was founder and principal with the law firm of Raymond, Walsh & Enwright, PC, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, finance and general corporate law. He had previously been a member of Lewis, White & Clay, PC, and was senior counsel with Unisys Corporation.

He received a Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in public policy analysis from James Madison College of Michigan State University. He is an Aspen Rodel Fellow and serves on numerous civic and philanthropic boards.

The MTM Annual Meeting Planning Goes On