{"id":"MI-056","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Michigan","state":"MI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Michigan Legislature (2020 PA 236, approved by the Governor)","authority":"COVID-19 Response and Reopening Liability Assurance Act, MCL 691.1451 et seq.","instrument":"2020 PA 236","title":"COVID-19 Response and Reopening Liability Assurance Act","dateIssued":"2020-10-22","effective":"2020-10-22 (retroactive to claims accruing after March 1, 2020)","end":"In force","startDate":"2020-10-22","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER","EMP"],"addressees":["all persons and businesses"],"clause":"Sec. 5. A person who acts in compliance with all federal, state, and local statutes, rules, regulations, executive orders, and agency orders related to COVID-19 that had not been denied legal effect at the time of the conduct or risk that allegedly caused harm is immune from liability for a COVID-19 claim.... Sec. 10. This act applies retroactively to any claim or cause of action that accrues after March 1, 2020.","enforcement":"Civil liability standard (immunity conditioned on compliance with COVID-19 orders)","functions":["HR compliance (statutory incentive to follow every order)","all functions"],"notes":"The Legislature\u0027s own acknowledgment that \u0027executive orders, and agency orders related to COVID-19\u0027 governed business conduct, with immunity tied to compliance.","sourceUrl":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/pdf/2020-PA-0236.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":130473,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MI","url":"/library/MI-056","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MI-056","citation":"Michigan Legislature (2020 PA 236, approved by the Governor), 2020 PA 236 (Oct. 22, 2020) (Ex. MI-056)","stateName":"Michigan","related":["DUT-MI-012","DUT-MI-015","DUT-MI-019"]}