Workplace Law Lowdown | Michigan Employers Must Continue to Require Masks (For Now)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) released the Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People late last week, which provides: “[F]ully vaccinated people can resume activities [in indoor and outdoor settings] without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.” The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (“MDHHS”) followed suit, issuing an updated Epidemic Order, effective May 15, 2021, in accordance with which “[t]he requirement to wear a face mask” typically does not apply to individuals who are “fully vaccinated persons.”