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More than 150 restaurants, bars, and private clubs in Massachusetts have had complaints filed against them for alleged pandemic safety violations, according to public records from the state’s Department of Labor Standards (DLS) obtained and analyzed by Eater. The complaints (which can be filed with DLS by both workers and customers) range in type, from the more commonplace — restaurants hosting musical acts and karaoke nights before state guidelines allowed for the return of either activi...

As of March 1, restaurants in Massachusetts will no longer be subject to percentage-based capacity limits, as the state enters Phase 3, Step 2 of its reopening plan. Gov. Charlie Baker announced the news in his February 25 press briefing. Restaurants will also be allowed to host musical performances. The course change eases restrictions that were put in place on February 8 that capped restaurant capacities at 40 percent. (Capacities had been capped at 25 percent before that.) Other restriction...

As it became clear in March 2020 that COVID-19 was spreading through Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker announced that the state would shut down its restaurants for onsite dining for at least three weeks. Three weeks turned into three months, and restaurants in the state were permitted to reopen for outdoor dining only on June 8, 2020, provided they followed a lengthy list of guidelines, including new cleaning protocols, distancing of tables, and making transactions as contact-free as possible. ...

On Friday, January 22, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) formerly made good on its plan to allow restaurants and bars to resume indoor dining on Monday, February 1. A new three-week epidemic order released on Friday permits businesses including restaurants and concessions at casinos, movie theaters, and stadiums to once again begin serving food and beverages indoors with some limitations for the first time since Wednesday, November 18. Dance floors at nightclubs, rest...

Gov. Whitmer Unsure Whether Michigan’s Ban on Indoor Dining Will Extend Past January 15 “We know that the pause is working if you look at where our numbers are,” the governor said at a Friday COVID-19 press conference Share this story In a press conference on Friday, January 8, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed questions from the media regarding whether the Michigan restaurant industry might expect to see reduced regulations on indoor dining after Friday, January 15. In her statements, the...

On Sunday, November 15, Department of Health and Human Services director Robert Gordon issued a new epidemic order tightening restrictions on indoor activities in an effort to curtail a worrying rise in COVID-19 cases, outbreaks, hospitalizations, and deaths in Michigan. Gordon’s newest order requires sweeping shutdowns of gathering spaces like bingo halls, casinos, gyms for group activities, theaters, schools and universities, and restaurants for indoor dining. Outdoor dining, takeout, and ...