Governor Gretchen Whitmer is a lifelong Michigander. She is a lawyer, an educator, former prosecutor, State Representative and Senator. She was the first woman to lead a Senate caucus. But the most important title she boasts is MOM. Inspired by her family, she’s devoted her life to building a stronger Michigan for everyone.
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September 02, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2, 2020
Media Contact: Press@Michigan.gov
Court of Appeals Rules for Whitmer Administration, Upholds Testing Plan to Protect Agricultural, Food Processing Workers
LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office released the following statement from Press Secretary Tiffany Brown after the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of the Whitmer Administration in Castillo v. Whitmer, a case challenging a testing plan to protect agricultural and food processing workers.
“In a 3-0 decision, today a federal court of appeals upheld the state’s power to require certain agricultural employers and housing providers to implement testing protocols among Michigan workers who are especially at risk to COVID-19. The governor welcomes this decision upholding her strategy to save lives and protect the food supply.”
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