My lab our card expired in Oct 2020 at that time...

The Federal Authority for Identity, Nationality, Customs and Ports Security stated that all citizens and residents who were unable to issue or renew identity cards for themselves or their dependents on the specified date or during the specified period, can apply for exemption from delay fines, provided that one of eight conditions apply to them for exemption.
***The application can be submitted through the typing offices, the electronic form on the authority’s website, or by visiting one of the authority’s service centers to submit the application, and complete the exemption procedures if the application is approved, adding that the customer is contacted within 48 hours from the date of submitting the application and the supporting documents .
She stated that eight cases are exempted from the fine, namely: the individual who left the country and spent more than three months outside the country, or the resident whose residence expired while he was outside the country, and the validity period of his identity card expired after the date of departure, provided that this is proven by the date of exit proven in a document dining table.
The same applies to the individual whose identity card has expired after his deportation by order, administrative decision, or court ruling, or whose passport has been confiscated due to lawsuits or due to passport renewal, provided that this is proven by a letter or receipt issued by the competent authority that expelled him or detained him in pending cases or by a receipt renewing passport.
An individual with a contagious disease, or a clinically incapacitated person, or a complete or partial disability, provided that this is proven by a medical certificate issued by the competent authorities in the country, and the category of diplomatic missions and consuls in embassies and consulates, and the like, inside the country.
*****According to the procedures of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, the identity card issued by the UAE must be renewed within 30 days of its expiry date.
After the expiry date of the ID card, its holder must submit an application for renewal, and the authority sends a notification via text message before the card expires.

Dear, the fine is imposed on not renewing the Emirates ID card, not the visa, as long as it is valid. A grievance can be submitted against the fine before the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship and it has the right to accept or reject the objection regarding the fines with the obligation to renew the ID card

Dear, regarding the fine for not renewing the work permit
 The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced the settlement of all fines owed by establishments with a maximum of 2000 dirhams for each worker who did not obtain a work permit (labor card) or did not renew it on the specified dates, in implementation of a recent decision issued by the Council of Ministers regarding service fees and administrative fines in The Ministry, which has set new values ​​for fines related to work permits and contracts, with a maximum limit of no more than two thousand dirhams.

Its settlement is first by filing a grievance against it for the purposes of reducing these fines. If the grievance is rejected, the fines must be paid, and then the residence is settled.