Fixing the Unemployment System, Masks Saving Businesses & More! | Full Megacast, July 17, 2020

Troy Mayor Ethan Baker, University of Michigan Law School’s Rachael Kohl and other news-makers discuss the latest COVID-19 information on this full edition of the Oakland County Megacast!

Rachael Kohl, Director of the Worker’s Rights Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School provides an update on the progress of updating back-logged and suspended unemployment claims and thousands of Michiganders continue to seek their checks.

Rosemary Max, Executive Director of Global Engagement for Oakland University’s International Education talks about the now-rescinded rule that if classes were to be online and not in-person, then international students could be deported back to their home countries. Max discusses how that would have impacted universities and their international students, and how relieved these students are that the ruling was reversed by the courts.

Additionally, Oakland Post Editor-in-Chief Michael Pearce talks about being a student journalist during a pandemic, as well as how the next generation of reporters are learning to speak truth to power, uncover true stories and report the news in these current times ,and Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association Vice President of Government Affairs John McNamara talks about the state of Michigan’s restaurants and hotels, how they are enforcing the new mask-wearing order, and what a second shutdown would mean for these (already hard-hit) industries.

Plus, Mayor Ethan Baker from the City of Troy provides an update on the City’s re-opening of services, the busness community, and more.

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