Bill Text: MI HB4634 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Labor; fair employment practices; notice of employment discrimination website and telephone line; require employers to post. Amends sec. 602 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2602) & adds sec. 202b.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-22 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/21/2019 [HB4634 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4634-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4634
May 21, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Pagan, Pohutsky, Brixie, Witwer, Hope, Hoadley, Sneller, Koleszar, Kennedy, Sabo, Hertel, Ellison, Stone, Cherry, Tyrone Carter, Warren, Haadsma, Wittenberg, Tate, Kuppa, Rabhi, Bolden, Lasinski, Cynthia Johnson, Manoogian, Hood, Jones, Greig, Brenda Carter and Anthony and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled
"Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,"
by amending section 602 (MCL 37.2602), as amended by 1992 PA 258,
and by adding section 202b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 202b. (1) An employer employing 50 or more individuals at
any time during the calendar year at a single work site in this
state shall inform employees of, and keep posted at the work site
in a conspicuous place where employees may conveniently read it, a
notice with all of the following information:
(a) A statement that it is illegal under federal law to pay
employees different wages for the same work based solely on race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, or
disability.
(b) A statement that it is illegal under the law of this state
to pay employees different wages for the same work based solely on
religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight,
or marital status.
(c) A statement that an employee who believes his or her
employer has violated the law requiring equal pay may contact the
Michigan department of civil rights.
(d) The telephone number required under section 602(g) and the
internet address of the website required under section 602(h).
(2) The notice under subsection (1) must be in a form approved
by the department. The department may include additional
information in the notice regarding the rights of employees under
the law of this state.
(3) An employer that violates this section may be ordered to
pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00.
Sec. 602. The department shall:
(a)
Be responsible to the executive director, who shall be is
the
principal executive officer of the department and shall be is
responsible for executing the policies of the commission.
(b) Appoint necessary employees and agents and fix their
compensation in accordance with civil service rules. The attorney
general shall appear for and represent the department or the
commission in a court having jurisdiction of a matter under this
act.
(c) Receive, initiate, investigate, conciliate, adjust,
dispose of, issue charges, and hold hearings on complaints alleging
a violation of this act, and approve or disapprove plans to correct
past discriminatory practices which have caused or resulted in a
denial of equal opportunity with respect to groups or persons
protected by this act.
(d)
Require answers to interrogatories;
, order the submission
of books, papers, records, and other materials pertinent to a
complaint; ,
and require the attendance of
witnesses; , administer
oaths; ,
take testimony; ,
and compel, through court
authorization,
compliance with its orders or an order of the commission.
(e) Cooperate or contract with persons and state, local, and
other agencies, both public and private, including agencies of the
federal government and of other states.
(f) Monitor the awarding and execution of contracts to ensure
compliance by a contractor or a subcontractor with a covenant
entered into or to be entered into pursuant to section 209.
(g) Maintain a dedicated telephone line for reporting
violations of this act that allows anonymous reporting.
(h) Maintain a public website that includes all of the
following:
(i) Information about rights under this act.
(ii) A link to an easy-to-use form for electronic reporting of
a violation of this act that allows anonymous reporting.
(iii) Prominent display of the telephone number for reporting
a violation of this act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
