Executive Directive 2020 - 11

Consistent with the above, and acting under sections 1 and 8 of article 5 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, I direct the following:

1. Each state department director (“director”) and autonomous agency head (“agency head”) must develop policies and procedures (“return-to-work policies”) to ensure compliance with guidance, regulations, and orders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and other agencies with authority to regulate the safety of state workplaces. Return-to-work policies must address, at a minimum, personal protection equipment, social distancing, cleaning, employee screening, procedures for returning employees to work areas, and communication to employees on policies.
2. The Office of State Employer (“OSE”) is responsible for reviewing and approving return-to-work policies to ensure completeness and consistency with statewide policies, as appropriate, and for providing feedback in the event that such return-to-work policies are incomplete or inconsistent with statewide policies.
3. Each director and agency head must submit an updated return-to-work policy to OSE no later than November 6, 2020. 
4. OSE must complete its review of return-to-work policies no later than November 13, 2020.
5. If OSE does not approve a return-to-work policy, the director or agency head must incorporate OSE’s feedback and submit a revised return-to-work policy as soon as practicable for approval.
6. Each director and agency head must maintain an up-to-date return-to-work policy on their respective websites. OSE must maintain all up-to-date return-to-work policies on its website.
7. Directors and agency heads have an ongoing responsibility to review and revise return-to-work policies and procedures to reflect changes in relevant law and guidance or as otherwise needed. A director or agency head must submit any subsequent plan modifications to OSE for review and approval.
8. I request the Department of State and the Department of Attorney General follow this directive.
9. Executive Directive 2020-2 is rescinded. Sections 1, 2, and 4 of Executive Directive 2020-6 are rescinded. References to COVID-19 executive orders in Executive Directive 2020-8 are rescinded. Executive Directives 2020-6 and 2020-8 otherwise remain in effect.

This directive is effective immediately.

Thank you for your cooperation in implementing this directive.