January 8, 2014, Introduced by Senators ANANICH, WHITMER, WARREN, YOUNG, HOOD, HOPGOOD, GREGORY, JOHNSON, SMITH, ANDERSON and BIEDA and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to prohibit an employer from making certain personal
inquiries of employees or applicants for employment; to prohibit
discrimination and retaliation for actions to enforce the
prohibition on personal inquiries; and to provide remedies.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"employee contraceptive privacy act".
(2) As used in this act, "employer" means a person who has 1
or more employees and includes an agent of that person.
Sec. 2. An employer shall not do any of the following:
(a) Inquire as to an employee's or applicant for employment's
use or nonuse of contraceptives.
(b) Discriminate against an employee or applicant for
employment for failure to provide information concerning use or
nonuse of contraceptives.
(c) Retaliate or discriminate against an employee because the
employee has made a charge, filed a complaint, testified, assisted,
or participated in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing
concerning an alleged violation of this act.
Sec. 3. (1) A person alleging a violation of this act may
bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief or damages,
or both.
(2) An action commenced pursuant to subsection (1) may be
brought in the circuit court for the county where the alleged
violation occurred or for the county where the individual or entity
against whom the civil complaint is filed resides or has its
principal place of business.
(3) As used in subsection (1), "damages" means damages for
injury or loss caused by each violation of this act, including
reasonable attorney fees.