On May 24, 2021, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
announced important changes to the Michigan Occupational
Safety and Health Administration's (MIOSHA) emergency
COVID-19 rules, “Emergency Rules for Coronavirus Disease
2019.” Governor Whitmer also announced that the draft
permanent MIOSHA COVID-19 rules have been rescinded in their
entirety, and the public hearing to discuss those rules scheduled
for May 26, 2021, has been canceled.
The updated
emergency rules, which take effect on May 24, 2021, and expire
on October 14, 2021, supersede all of the COVID-19 rules that
MIOSHA previously had in place.
What's New?
The updated rules introduce a number of changes—perhaps
most importantly, the removal of the controversial remote work
policy rule, which required Michigan employers to create policies
mandating that employees work remotely where feasible. Other
important changes include the following:
