HOUSE BILL No. 5636


     March 5, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Cherry, LaForge, Harder, Curtis, Griffin, Agee, Prusi, Anthony, Brewer, Ciaramitaro, Tesanovich and Goschka and referred to the Committee on Labor and Occupational Safety.


        A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

   "The Michigan penal code,"

   (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 355b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 355B.  AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT DISCHARGE OR DISCIPLINE A

 2    VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTER FOR BEING LATE FOR OR ABSENT FROM WORK

 3    BECAUSE HE OR SHE WAS RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY CALL.  AN

 4    EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
















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