On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court reinstated the stay on the Occupational Safety and Health Association’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) by a vote of 6-3. This decision blocks the ETS COVID-19 mandates that w…
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On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay on the Occupational Safety and Health Association’s (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). This decision reinstates ETS mandates that must be adhered to by January…
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Over the weekend the 5th Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals granted a stay of the vaccine mandate rules recently enacted by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (“OSHA”). As a result, the rules are on hold across the country while the li…
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On September 30, 2021, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a per curium unpublished opinion, Carson v. Bandit Industries, Inc. and Acuity Mutual Insurance Co, No. 350257, that provides for recoupment of workers’ compensation benefits paid when a c…
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Following the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ lifting of its Emergency Orders, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) rescinded its updated Emergency Rules from May 2021 and adopted revised Emergency R…
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On June 17, 2021, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that several of its Emergency Orders, including the Gatherings and Face Mask Order, would be rescinded effective June 22,…
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On May 24, 2021, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“MIOSHA”) issued its updated COVID-19 emergency rules, two weeks after the State of Michigan reached its 55% vaccination threshold. In accordance with the MI Vacc to Nor…
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On November 15, 2020, the Michigan Department Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an Emergency Order under the Michigan Public Health Code, implementing restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 in the State of Michigan. The restrictions fr…
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Following the Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling in early October 2020 that held Governor Gretchen Whitmer did not have the authority after April 30, 2020, to issue or renew executive orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Whitmer signed in…
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On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued revised regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in response to a federal court’s decision that found certain FFCRA regulations to be invalid. The revised regul…
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