Governor Whitmer Partially Lifts Stay-At-Home Order
 
After ten weeks of a statewide lockdown, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed Executive Order 2020-110, partially lifting Michigan’s coronavirus stay-at-home order.  Pursuant to the new Executive Order, which expressly provides that any work capable of being performed remotely must continue to be performed remotely, the following businesses and activities may resume:  
 
WHAT IS OPENING
 
Effective immediately
 
  • Outdoor social gatherings and events so long as people maintain six feet of distance from one another and the assemblage consists of no more than 100 people. Michigan residents may gather indoors but the group must not exceed 10 people and all gatherers must continue to wear face coverings when in enclosed public spaces. 
  • Outdoors parks and recreation facilities, but only to the extent social distancing can be maintained. 
  • Office work and home services, such as housecleaning, that is not capable of being performed remotely. 
  • In-person services at places of religious worship.  
 
Beginning Thursday, June 4
 
  • Retail stores, but capacity must be limited to 50%.
 
Effective Monday, June 8
 
  • Indoor and outdoor dining rooms at restaurants, food courts, cafes, bars and clubs, but capacity must be limited to 50% of normal seating, groups must be kept at least six feet apart, employees must wear face coverings, and rigorous disinfection protocols must be followed.
  • Day camps for children, libraries, museums and public swimming pools (outdoor swimming pools only), but capacity must be limited to 50%. 
 
All businesses that reopen are subject to robust safety measures outlined in Executive Order 2020-97. Among the directives in that Executive Order are: developing a COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan, designating one or more worksite supervisors to monitor the COVID-19 control strategies, providing COVID-19 training to workers, conducting a daily self-screening protocol, and maintain social distancing at least six feet apart. 
 
WHAT IS STILL CLOSED
 
  • Facilities offering “non-essential” personal care services, such as hair, nail, tattoo, piercing, tanning, massage and spa services. 
  • Indoor theaters, cinemas, performance venues, casinos, amusement parks, arcades, bingo halls, bowling alleys, indoor climbing facilities, indoor dance areas, skating rinks, trampoline parks, and other similar recreational or entertainment facilities. 
  • Indoor gyms, recreation centers, sports facilities, and exercise studios (outdoor classes, practices, training sessions or games provided that coaches, spectators and participants maintain six feet of social distancing).