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MI HB4791
Bill
Status
5/5/2021
Primary Sponsor
Steve Carra
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employers from requiring or coercing employees or job applicants to disclose their vaccination or immunity status, including COVID-19 vaccination status.
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Bars employers from discharging, refusing to hire, or discriminating against employees or applicants based on vaccination status, vaccine receipt, or possession of immunity documentation.
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Prohibits employers from segregating or classifying employees or applicants in ways that adversely affect employment opportunities based on vaccination or immunity status.
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Establishes a private right of action allowing individuals to sue employers for violations, with damages starting at $1,000 for a first violation, increasing to $10,000, $100,000, and $1,000,000 for subsequent violations.
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Requires courts to award reasonable attorney fees to individuals who prevail in lawsuits against employers under this act.
Legislative Description
Civil rights: employment discrimination; discrimination in employment based on certain vaccination status; prohibit. Creates new act.
Labor: fair employment practices
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/05/2021
5/6/2021