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MI HB4323
Bill
Status
4/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Edwards
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "employee" under the Whistleblowers' Protection Act to include independent contractors and prospective employees who previously engaged in protected whistleblower activities
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Broadens protected activities to include reporting planned violations (not just actual or suspected violations), protests against participating in violations, and reports made to supervisors in addition to public bodies
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Extends the statute of limitations for filing civil actions from 90 days to 2 years after the alleged violation and explicitly grants the right to demand a jury trial
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Entitles whistleblowers to 30% of any money the state recovers as a result of their report of a violation
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Increases the maximum civil fine for violating the act from $500 to $10,000 per separate violation
Legislative Description
Labor: fair employment practices; whistleblowers' protection act; modify definition of employee and protected activities. Amends title & secs. 1, 2, 3 & 5 of 1980 PA 469 (MCL 15.361 et seq.) & adds sec. 4a.
Labor: fair employment practices
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 04/16/2025
4/17/2025