Some state lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee took issue with how Michigan addresses alleged COVID-19 safety violations in the workplace at a hearing today.
They say an attempt to cite the City of Port Huron represents problems in that process.
The city got the citation dropped. But it says it would have been cheaper to admit guilt and pay the fine than to fight it.
"It wasn’t a random audit. They only came to you because people from within your organization, your very valuable organization, felt for their safety and their lives." said Julie Brixie, Democratic state Representative, during the hearing.
Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration leadership says there’s an appeals process for cases like Port Huron’s And the dismissal of the city’s citation shows it works.