Bill Text: MI SB0397 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Labor; fair employment practices; requiring employee disclosure regarding use or nonuse of contraceptives; prohibit. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-11 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB0397 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-SB0397-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 397

 

 

June 11, 2015, Introduced by Senators ANANICH, HERTEL, BIEDA, HOPGOOD, KNEZEK, WARREN and YOUNG and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

 

 

     A bill to prohibit an employer from making certain personal

 

inquiries of employees or applicants for employment; to prohibit

 

discrimination and retaliation for actions to enforce the

 

prohibition on personal inquiries; 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 contraceptive privacy 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) Inquire as to an employee's or applicant for employment's

 

use or nonuse of contraceptives.

 

     (b) Discriminate against an employee or applicant for

 

employment for failure to provide information concerning use or

 

nonuse of contraceptives.

 

     (c) Retaliate or discriminate 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 appropriate injunctive relief or damages,

 

or both.

 

     (2) An action commenced pursuant to subsection (1) may be

 

brought in the circuit court for the county where the alleged

 

violation occurred or for the county where the individual or entity

 

against whom the civil complaint is filed resides or has its

 

principal place of business.

 

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

 

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

 

reasonable attorney fees.

 

     Enacting section 1. This act takes effect 90 days after the

 

date it is enacted into law.