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MI HB4751
Bill
Status
4/1/2009
Primary Sponsor
Bill Caul
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AI Summary
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Allows employees to take up to 10 days or 80 hours (whichever is less) of unpaid family military leave when a spouse or child is called to active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for more than 30 days.
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Requires employees to have worked for their employer for at least 12 months and 1,250 hours in the preceding 12 months, and to provide at least 14 days' notice of intended leave dates.
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Restricts leave to dates falling within 2 weeks before or 1 week after the family member's deployment date, and requires employees to exhaust other accrued leave before taking family military leave.
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Requires employers to continue providing existing fringe benefits during leave (employee pays same portion of costs) and restore employees to their original position or equivalent upon return.
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Prohibits employers from retaliating, discriminating, or requiring employees to waive rights under this act; applies to employers with 15 or more employees.
Legislative Description
Labor; other; unpaid leave for immediate family members of military personnel being deployed; allow. Creates new act.
Labor, fair employment practices
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Senior Citizens And Veterans Affairs
5/7/2009