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53 coronavirus cases linked to mortgage company United Shore
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.County Health Officer Leigh-Anne Stafford slapped United Shore with an "Emergency Order" Wednesday afternoon, demanding the company enforce social distancing rules, require face coverings and begin daily illness screenings at the office. The order also tells the company to encourage employees to work from home, when possible.
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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.
“It is not necessarily United Shore; they just reported as being employed by United Shore," she said. "There's a lot of graduation parties going on right now ... there’s lots of activities that people are doing with groups of people."
The United Shore spokesperson issued a statement saying the company's office is operating at less than 50% capacity, and all workers who have returned have done so voluntarily or have a job that requires in-person attendance.
For those working from home, returning to the office is optional until January 2021.
"We have also taken additional precautions to keep team members safe, such as placing acrylic shields between desks, enforcing mandatory masks and providing free masks, making gloves available, installing extra hand sanitizer stations throughout the building, closing the gym and more," the company's statement said.
It continued, "If at any time a team member is exhibiting COVID symptoms, feeling ill, or we are notified of a positive COVID test, the team member along with anyone they have been in close contact with is sent to work from home immediately until a doctor’s note is provided allowing them to return."
The spokesperson said the sickened employees appear to be doing well and are anticipating full recoveries.
United Shore employs about 6,500 people and is one of the fastest-growing companies in Michigan, even hiring 1,500 new employees this spring and summer amid the coronavirus pandemic and recession. United Shore CEO Mat Ishbia has attributed his company's latest growth spurt to exceptionally low mortgage rates that have spurred refinancings and home purchases.
The company's primary business is wholesale mortgage lending, which is borrowing money to underwrite the loans of mortgage brokers. It is ranked No. 1 nationwide in that category by industry publications.
It competes with Detroit-based Quicken Loans in wholesale lending, although the majority of Quicken's business involves direct-to-consumer mortgage lending, which United Shore doesn't do.
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