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MI SB0606
Bill
AI Summary
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Prohibits employers from publishing employment advertisements that state or suggest current employment is a job qualification, that unemployed applicants will not be reviewed or considered, or that only currently employed applicants will be considered.
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Applies to advertisements published by traditional means or posted electronically, and covers employers and their agents, representatives, or designees.
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Allows employers to grant preference to current employees and to require relevant previous experience without violating the act.
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Establishes civil fines of up to $5,000 for the first violation and up to $10,000 for each subsequent violation.
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Defines "employer" as any person that engages the services of one or more individuals for compensation.
Legislative Description
Labor; employment preference; sanctions for advertisements that discriminate in hiring unemployed individuals; provide for. Creates new act.
Labor, discrimination
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Economic Development
9/7/2011