The state of emergency in Michigan over COVID-19 was extended today [Friday] through September 4th by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
The governor also extended protections for Michigan workers in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Governor Whitmer says it’s vital that Michigan employees feel empowered to choose to stay home if they, or someone they have been in contact with is sick.
In her executive order, Whitmer prohibits employers from discharging, disciplining, or retaliating against employees who stay home when they or their close contacts are sick.
The order applies to Michigan workers who test positive for COVID-19 or who display one or more of the principal symptoms including fever difficulty breathing or recent loss of taste or smell.
Under the order, employers must treat employees who stay home when they are sick as if he or she were taking medical leave.