Michigan Laws 419.403 – Employer prohibitions related to employees who test positive or symptomatic for COVID-19; exception
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 419.403
- Employee: means an individual employed by an employer and whose primary workplace is not the individual's residence. See Michigan Laws 419.401
- Employer: means a person or a state or local governmental entity that employs 1 or more individuals. See Michigan Laws 419.401
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an employer shall not discharge, discipline, or otherwise retaliate against an employee who does any of the following:
(a) Complies with section 5, including where an employee who displays the principal symptoms of COVID-19 does not report to work and later tests negative for COVID-19.
(b) Opposes a violation of this act.
(c) Reports health violations related to COVID-19.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an employee described in section 5 who, after displaying the principal symptoms of COVID-19, fails to make reasonable efforts to schedule a COVID-19 test within 3 days after receiving a request from their employer to get tested for COVID-19.