Whitmer’s workplace safety order includes rules related to screening, training, infection-control practices, the use of personal protective equipment and other protocols. “The Legislature’s decision to expressly limit the range of available penalties for violation of an executive order issued under the two emergency statutes indicates a clear intent to prohibit the imposition of any other penalties,” Murray wrote. The judge said Whitmer could not incorporate fines ranging up to $70,000 and a three-year felony - which are included in the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act - into directives that are governed by emergency laws that allow for lesser penalties: a 90-day misdemeanor and a $500 fine. The amount of 531,763.00 was distributed to several county and city municipalities.
The State signed a compact with the tribe in 1993 and the Tribe made the first 2 of their winnings distribution in the spring of 1994. Pleasant by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. It was a victory for the Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan trade group and Grand Rapids-based DJ’s Lawn Service, which sued Whitmer more than two weeks ago with help from the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation. Casino The first Tribal Casino was opened in Mt. State Court of Claims Judge Christopher Murray ruled that the Democratic governor’s coronavirus-related workplace safety orders include excessive penalties for employers in violation.
