Bill Text: MI SB1116 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Labor; employment preference; sanctions for advertisements that discriminate in hiring unemployed individuals; provide for. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-22 - Referred To Committee On Reforms, Restructuring And Reinventing [SB1116 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-SB1116-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 1116

 

 

October 22, 2014, Introduced by Senators ANANICH and YOUNG and referred to the Committee on Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing.

 

 

 

     A bill to prohibit discrimination against unemployed

 

individuals in advertisements for employment; and to provide for

 

civil fines.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "fair

 

consideration of the unemployed act".

 

     Sec. 2. As used in this act, "employer" means a person that

 

engages or seeks to engage the services of 1 or more individuals

 

for compensation.

 

     Sec. 3. (1) An employer or an agent, representative, or

 

designee of an employer shall not publish, disseminate, distribute

 

or post electronically an employment advertisement that includes

 

any of the following:

 

     (a) A provision stating or suggesting that an application from

 

a job applicant who is currently unemployed will not be reviewed

 

and the applicant will not be considered for an interview or be

 

hired.

 

     (b) A provision stating or suggesting that only applications

 

for employment from applicants who are currently employed will be

 

reviewed and only those applicants will be considered for an

 

interview or be hired.

 

     (2) This act does not prohibit either of the following:

 

     (a) Granting a preference in employment decisions to current

 

employees of the employer.

 

     (b) Requiring previous experience that is relevant to the

 

employment.

 

     Sec. 4. An employer or an agent, representative, or designee

 

of an employer that violates this act is responsible for the

 

following:

 

     (a) For the first violation, a civil fine of not more than

 

$5,000.00.

 

     (b) For each subsequent violation, a civil fine of not more

 

than $10,000.00.