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MI HB5972

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/13/2014

Primary Sponsor

Sarah Roberts

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 601 of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to modify the Michigan Civil Rights Commission's rulemaking authority regarding sexual harassment complaints.

  • Prohibits the Commission from promulgating rules that limit the filing period for sexual harassment complaints to less than 365 days after the date of the most recent act of alleged sexual harassment.

  • Updates statutory references to replace outdated Public Act citations with current Michigan Compiled Law sections for the Administrative Procedures Act, Open Meetings Act, and Freedom of Information Act.

  • Makes minor grammatical and stylistic changes to Section 601, including replacing "the" with "this" when referencing the state and updating verb tenses (e.g., "shall be" to "is").

Legislative Description

Labor; sexual harassment; time limits for filing a sexual harassment complaint with the Michigan department of civil rights; establish minimum filing period. Amends sec. 601 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2601).

Labor, fair employment practices

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 11/14/2014

12/2/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary11/13/2014

Full Bill Text

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