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BILLS GIVE ASSAULT VICTIMS MORE TIME TO SUE
THE NEWS: People who were sexually assaulted as children would have decades longer to sue for damages and those for whom the statute of limitations has expired would have a two-year window to bring suit under bills announced Thursday in the Michigan House, where supporters are hopeful the legislation will no longer stall after a switch in power.
WHY IT MATTERS: Victims currently can pursue legal action until they turn 28, a cutoff that was raised from what was generally age 19 under a 2018 bipartisan law enacted in response to Larry Nassar’s abuse at Michigan State University. Supporters of the new measures say 28 is too low because the average age that victims of childhood report is 52. The two-year window to sue retroactively would help those who are 52 or older.
Corrections
A Notable Leaders in Marketing pro le in the April 24 issue incorrectly listed Alicia Je rey’s title. She is chief marketing o cer of the Detroit Pistons.
e pro le for Dan Zwolak incorrectly listed his title and the number
STELLANTIS TO CUT HOURLY, SALARIED WORKERS
THE NEWS: Stellantis aims to cut about 3,500 hourly jobs in the U.S. by o ering buyouts and retirement incentives to workers ahead of negotiations with the UAW later this year.
e automaker also plans to o er buyouts to salaried employees in the U.S. e buyouts will be o ered to 31,000 hourly employees and 2,500 salaried workers.
WHY IT MATTERS: Mark Stewart, COO of the company’s North American unit based in Auburn Hills, cited the need to control costs as Stellantis invests heavily in electric vehicles in a rapidly shifting market.
of employees. He is CEO and executive creative director at seeds Marketing+Design and has 15 employees.
e pro le of Kelli Ellsworth Etchison included the wrong year and the number of employees she oversees. She began leading marketing e orts
UM PLANS $130M EV TRAINING CENTER
THE NEWS: e University of Michigan plans to use a $130 million state appropriation to train workers, develop next-generation electric vehicle batteries and pilot technology alongside automakers, suppliers and startups. Overseeing the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center will be Alan Taub, engineering professor and former auto executive, UM announced ursday.
WHY IT MATTERS: e university will spend $60 million to build a new training facility on its Ann Arbor campus, $50 million will be used for public-private research and development and $20 million will go toward training workers for future mobility, the new director said. e center will join the UM Battery Lab with additional technology and piloting capabilities for students, companies and workforce development programs.
at LAFCU in 2015 and manages ve employees.
e quote in Jennette Smith Kotila’s pro le was inaccurately attributed. It came from Kevin Kiefer, director of communications and marketing at Honigman LLP.
