Bill Text: MI HB4716 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Labor; fair employment practices; employment discrimination based on reproductive health decisions; prohibit. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-17 - Printed Bill Filed 06/17/2015 [HB4716 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-HB4716-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4716

 

June 16, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Hovey-Wright, Robinson, Pagan, Geiss, Greig, Irwin, Singh, Faris, Brinks, Smiley, Talabi, Durhal, Love, Gay-Dagnogo, Garrett and Yanez and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Trade.

 

     A bill to prohibit an employer from discriminating against an

 

individual based on reproductive health decisions; to prohibit an

 

employer from making certain personal inquiries of employees or

 

applicants for employment; to prohibit retaliation for actions

 

taken to enforce this act; and to provide remedies.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the

 

"employee reproductive health nondiscrimination act".

 

     (2) As used in this act, "employer" means a person who has 1

 

or more employees and includes an agent of that person.

 

     Sec. 2. An employer shall not do any of the following:

 

     (a) Discriminate against an individual with respect to

 

compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the

 

basis of the individual's or a dependent of the individual's

 

reproductive health decisions, or because of or on the basis of the

 

employer's personal beliefs concerning reproductive health

 

decisions or services.

 

     (b) Inquire as to an employee's or applicant for employment's

 

reproductive health decisions, including use of a particular drug

 

or medical service.

 

     (c) Retaliate against an employee because the employee has

 

made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted, or

 

participated in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing concerning

 

an alleged violation of this act.

 

     Sec. 3. (1) A person alleging a violation of this act may

 

bring a civil action for injunctive relief or damages, or both.

 

     (2) An action commenced under subsection (1) may be brought in

 

the circuit court for the county where the alleged violation

 

occurred or for the county where the employer against whom the

 

civil complaint is filed resides or has its principal place of

 

business.

 

     (3) Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or

 

restrict any protections against employment discrimination under

 

any other law.

 

     (4) As used in subsection (1), "damages" means damages for

 

injury or loss caused by each violation of this act, including

 

reasonable attorney fees.