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Today's show is driven by a listener question we've gotten a lot over the last couple of months.

Can employers mandate their employees get vaccines? Should they? And then we talk about what some businesses are actually doing.

Our guest for this is Terry Bonnette. He's co-managing partner at Nemeth Law and is an expert on labor and employment counseling and litigation. In his career, he's dealt with contract compliance and regulatory compliance issues, including, FMLA, Wage and Hour, the American with Disabilities Act and more.

He's eligible to practice throughout Michigan, Northern Ohio, and all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. So I feel like we got our guy to help us be a bit smarter about what's ahead.

Terry at Nemeth Law: https://www.nemethlawpc.com/attorneys-8.html

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On today's show, Fletcher Sharpe joins us to talk about Detroit City FC's win over the Maryland Bobcats and his thoughts on the Detroit Lions draft picks. That starts at 04:47

Also, if you don't know what a nutmeg is: https://twitter.com/SaintFDW/status/1389600381374767118

Also on the show:

00:20 Latest on the pandemic as vaccinations statewide hit 50%, Ford Field wraps up their mass clinic in two weeks, and cases drop (but are still high).

01:44 Gabe Leland is a Detroit City Councilman no more, pleading guilty to misconduct in office.

02:52 A failed housing development is being demolished. More: https://farmingtonvoice.com/farmington-hills-to-demolish-abandoned-development/

03:26 Engineer Randy says hit JoeBar if you want to enjoy Cinco De Mayo tomorrow: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailyDetroit/posts/1660456260805003

04:09 Keegan-Michael Key is hosting SNL May 15.

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The global silicon chip shortage has made computers and graphics cards more expensive and harder to find. But so many popular products are driven by chips, including automobiles.

There are lots full of pickup trucks and other high-value vehicles sitting missing a few parts, unable to be sold until they get some key parts. And that's not good for our local economy or the workers that rely on it.

Gabrielle Coppola from Bloomberg joins the podcast to unpack what's going on, how long this will last, and some of the impacts we've already seen.

Between troubles for buyers getting the car they want at the dealer, laid off workers because of shortage, or suppliers feeling the pinch as automakers will not make as many cars as they could sell this quarter - this global event has a very real local impact.

Gabrielle Coppola on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gablova

On Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/APKMi7fRJDs/gabrielle-coppola

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It's now spring so it's a great time to catch up on what's happening with Detroit's growing greenway infrastructure.

Detroit Greenways Coalition Executive Director Todd Scott says that it's a "milestone year" for new construction projects and shovels in the ground.

We talk about the Joe Louis Greenway, the Southwest Greenway, a possible rebuilding of Jefferson Avenue on Detroit's east side to coincide with work happening underground with the sewage system, how the pandemic has impacted greenway usage and more.

Detroit Greenways Coalition website: https://detroitgreenways.org/

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/DetroitGreenway

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitGreenways

Today's show features a conversation with Bob Schwartz of the Here to Help Foundation. They've provided or helped with 1,100 cars for working people in Wayne and Oakland counties.

More: https://www.heretohelpfoundation.org/activek/home

Plus, stories around town:

00:32 - Ford announced a new battery research and development facility called Ford Ion Park. It'll be in Allen Park.

01:41 - If a lawsuit is successful in getting an injunction, Detroit's new medical marijuana licenses may be put on pause.

03:15 - COVID-19 updates including falling cases, vaccination rates, a new way the city of Detroit is teaming up with Pistons for a family vaccine day. Plus, our decision to switch from talking about a percentage for "herd immunity" to "community protection" going forward.

05:30 - Flower Day has some changes this year. There will not be one day, but a "Flower Season." More at https://easternmarket.org/public/

And the artist KayCeyKal, who did the poster and a section of it is our cover art today: https://www.instagram.com/kaceykal/

06:19 - Conversation with Bob Schwartz of the Here to Help Foundation. They've provided 1100 cars to people who have jobs but need better transportation.

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