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MI SB1258
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends 2020 PA 238 to modify COVID-19 workplace requirements regarding employee isolation and quarantine periods based on CDC guidelines
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Prohibits employees who test positive for COVID-19 from reporting to work until fever-free for 24 hours without medication, isolation period completed, symptoms improved, and cleared by healthcare provider or public health professional
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Prohibits employees displaying COVID-19 principal symptoms from working until either receiving negative test result or completing isolation period with symptom improvement and fever resolution
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Exempts certain essential workers (healthcare professionals, first responders, correctional and energy workers, child protective services) from quarantine requirements if not symptomatic and not positive, when necessary to maintain critical facility operations
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Provides affirmative defense for employers operating in compliance with CDC guidance and applicable federal, state, and local laws/orders for violations occurring between February 29, 2020 and October 22, 2020
Legislative Description
Labor: fair employment practices; requirement that an employee not report to work if the employee tests positive for COVID-19 or displays a principal symptom of COVID-19; exempt certain energy workers and public health and safety employees from. Amends secs. 1, 5 & 12 of 2020 PA 238 (MCL 419.401 et seq.) & adds sec. 13.
Labor: fair employment practices
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0339'20 With Immediate Effect
12/30/2020