The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- MCL 24.248 (emergency rules); MCL 408.1014, 408.1021 (MIOSH Act)
- Issued
- 2020-10-14 Oct. 14, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-10-14 (upon filing) for six months (read as 2020-10-14)
- End
- Extended Apr. 13, 2021 to Oct. 14, 2021; amended May 24, 2021 (remote-work requirement removed); rescinded June 22, 2021 (read as 2021-04-13)
- In force
- Oct. 14, 2020 to Apr. 13, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all Michigan employers
- employees, contractors and visitors entering workplaces
- Functions reached
- OF offices closed to in-person work where remote work feasible
- CS client visits (screening of contractors entering)
- DC
- Collection
- Professional and Information Services SEC-12
Operative words
Rule 5.... (8) The employer shall create a policy prohibiting in-person work for employees to the extent that their work activities can feasibly be completed remotely.... (4) The employer shall provide non-medical grade face coverings to their employees at no cost... (5) The employer shall require face coverings to be worn when employees cannot consistently maintain six feet of separation
Enforcement
MIOSHA citations and penalties under the MIOSH Act
Notes
After the Michigan Supreme Court invalidated the Governor's orders (Oct. 2, 2020), this rule carried the office prohibition with the force of an occupational-safety standard until May 24, 2021