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MI HB4791

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/5/2021

Primary Sponsor

Steve Carra

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits employers from requiring or coercing employees or job applicants to disclose their vaccination or immunity status, including COVID-19 vaccination status.

  • Bars employers from discharging, refusing to hire, or discriminating against employees or applicants based on vaccination status, vaccine receipt, or possession of immunity documentation.

  • Prohibits employers from segregating or classifying employees or applicants in ways that adversely affect employment opportunities based on vaccination or immunity status.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Oversight5/5/2021

Full Bill Text

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