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According to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy a bill has been introduced in the Michigan Legislature that would expand licensing requirements for funeral home directors. The bill, House Bill 4437, is sponsored by Rep. Rodney Wakeman R-Saginaw Township and would require anyone practicing mortuary science to get a bachelor’s degree from select universities and…
We learned earlier this week and it was reported in this USA Today article that states in part, “Aimee Stephens, a transgender Michigan woman whose case questioning whether federal law protected transgender individuals from job discrimination became the first of its kind to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court died Tuesday. She was 59.”…
In our continuing effort to bring our readers and their friends and colleagues information that is not only timely, but practical, we bring you the following information on webinars and other information. Please note that one of our webinars that is highlighted is live TODAY at 3:00 pm Eastern Time and 2:00 pm Central time. …
This was bound to happen so we probably should not be surprised by this headline. However, it still seemed surreal to me when I read in this article from the Arizona Daily Star that a Tucson, Arizona, funeral home had been closed due to “a number of staff” members falling ill and being required to…
As you may well know, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “Funeral Rule” is up for review at this time. The FTC has also extended the deadline for interested parties to submit comments to the agency to June 15, 2020, from the original April 14, 2020 date. The FTC Funeral Rule was first enacted in 1982…
In our continuing effort to get out information that has some relevancy to the death care industry we pass along this information. Please feel free to share this information with your co-workers and colleagues. CLA Livestream Series: Liquidity Strategies during the lending pause. This comes to us from the solutions experts at Clifton Larson Allen. …
I continue to be on the learning end of the equation while I am sheltering in place at home. Last Friday I was able to take part in a National Funeral Directors Association webinar featuring two seasoned veterans of the profession and how they are dealing with all things COVID-19 as it pertains to their…
According to this article in the Examiner Live from the United Kingdom, British funeral directors from the West Yorkshire area, that area administrated by the Kirklees Council, are disappointed that the Kirklees Council has taken a position that no mourners may be present at the crematorium for services of a loved one. The article states,…
Last week Funeral Director Daily realized it could make a difference getting out information, mostly pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic and our profession. Over a few days we attempted to aggregate information that could be useful to people in the death care professions and use our subscription base to blast that information out. Thanks to…
Again, during this COVID-19 pandemic we want to thank our readers for continuing to disseminate information that is helpful to the death care profession. Here are a couple of items that we have for you today. Webinar: How to continue to serve client families remotely. This webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8 at 2…
