Michigan House Votes to Block Most COVID-19 Business Fines
Michigan | May 27, 2021
The Michigan House of Representatives voted this week to approve a bill that would bar the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration from levying fines against many businesses accused of breaking COVID-19 emergency rules.
The bill would not allow the department to assess a business if the violation was its first and the business takes action to correct it.
Moreover, if a business has or is fined in the future based on an executive order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and that order is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise voided by the Michigan Supreme Court, the department must reimburse the business for the fine…
(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)