Fifty-three employees of Pontiac-based mortgage company United Shore have contracted coronavirus since June 29, and among them are some who worked in the company’s headquarters when face masks weren’t worn in violation of the governor’s executive orders, according to Oakland County’s top public health official.
United Shore is believed to be the first business in Oakland County to have more than 50 employees get COVID-19, according to Stafford.
A company spokesperson said United Shore has reviewed Stafford’s order and believes the company is in full compliance with its requests.
The order says that Oakland County Health Division received numerous complaints about the mortgage company violating Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders that mandate face coverings when indoors and require “minimal activities for business operations.”
In an interview, Stafford said some of the employees who fell ill had been working from home, a circumstance that suggests that not all 53 COVID-19 cases may be connected to United Shore’s headquarters office on South Boulevard in Pontiac.
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