Governor Whitmer announced that she has agreed to withdraw the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (MIOSHA) proposed permanent COVID-19 rules, and work with Republican lawmakers on the state budget and further epidemic orders.
The announcement comes after many business organization leaders expressed concern over contradictions among COVID-19 rules coming from MDHHS, MIOSHA, LARA, and federal organizations like the CDC and OSHA.
Republicans have agreed to fully negotiate the state budget and federal funding from the CARES Act and the American Rescue Act with the State Budget Director which is a step toward bipartisan allocation of more than $2 billion in remaining CARES act funding and almost $20 billion from the American Rescue Plan.
MIOSHA is currently updating aspects of its emergency rules to align with the guidance from the CDC and MDHHS including removing the requirement that employers create policies prohibiting in-person work for those who can reasonably work from home. The updated rules are expected to go into effect on Monday, May 24, 2021.
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
