(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.