{"id":2967,"date":"2020-11-19T15:38:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T15:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/?post_type=news&amp;p=2967"},"modified":"2020-11-19T15:38:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T15:38:48","slug":"state-further-clarifies-guidance-on-remote-work-requires-employers-to-demonstrate-infeasibility-of-remote-work","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/news\/state-further-clarifies-guidance-on-remote-work-requires-employers-to-demonstrate-infeasibility-of-remote-work\/","title":{"rendered":"State Further Clarifies Guidance on Remote Work, Requires Employers to Demonstrate \u2018Infeasibility\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Advocacy News &#8211; 11\/19\/2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MIOSHA recently tightened their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/leo\/0,5863,7-336-100207_103271-542676--,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stance<\/a> on how they will enforce the remote work requirements set out in the epidemic orders issued by the State of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>While MIOSHA previously said they \u201cwill not focus on evaluating the business\u2019 judgment of feasibility, except for cases of obvious misapplication,\u201d their new stance says otherwise. MIOSHA\u2019s new position is much stricter than previously issued guidance. The State will now require an employer to prove feasibility of remote work and issue a policy accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>MDHHS also published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/coronavirus\/Pause_to_Save_Lives_707804_7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infographic<\/a> that states that \u201cmanufacturing, construction, [or] other work that is impossible to do remotely\u201d can remain open, while those workplaces where \u201cwork can be done from home\u201d cannot open.<\/p>\n<p>The new MIOSHA language is consistent with DHHS informal guidance issued on November 6, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Wendy Block with any questions at wblock@michamber.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy News &#8211; 11\/19\/2020 MIOSHA recently tightened their stance on how they will enforce the remote work requirements set out in the epidemic orders issued by the State of Michigan. While MIOSHA previously said they \u201cwill not focus on evaluating the business\u2019 judgment of feasibility, except for cases of obvious misapplication,\u201d their new stance says [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2967"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14455,"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2967\/revisions\/14455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}