25 March 2020

Michigan's Oakland County orders employers to screen their employees for COVID-19

The Oakland County, Michigan Health Division announced  that under an emergency order, essential businesses are required to screen all employees for illness, exposure to COVID-19 and establish a social distancing protocol for customers and employees to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus.

The order builds on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's "Stay home, stay safe" order.

For more information visit the Oakland County website here.

Ernst & Young LLP insights

Employers should be certain to confirm the workplace restrictions and requirements that apply in each locality where employees work so that they are in compliance with all COVID-19 directives such as that just announced by Oakland County, Michigan.

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Contact Information
For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact:
 
Workforce Tax Services - Employment Tax Advisory Services
   • Kenneth Hausser (kenneth.hausser@ey.com)
   • Debera Salam (debera.salam@ey.com)
   • Kristie Lowery (kristie.lowery@ey.com)

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Document ID: 2020-0700