HB 6448 Summary

• Amends the COVID-19 employee protections law (2020 PA 238) by adding definition of "essential critical energy infrastructure worker" based on U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency guidance.

• Requires employees who test positive for COVID-19 or display principal symptoms cannot work until fever stops for 24 hours without medication, 10 days pass since symptom onset or positive test, and symptoms improve.

• Prohibits employees with close contact (within 6 feet for 15+ minutes) to COVID-19 cases from working until either 14 days pass or medical determination confirms the exposed individual did not have COVID-19.

• Exempts health care professionals, first responders, child protective service workers, correctional facility workers, and essential critical energy infrastructure workers from the close contact restriction, though energy workers must follow federal safety guidance.