HOUSE BILL No. 5263


     October 9, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Brater, Freeman, Schermesser, Bogardus, Kaza, Martinez, DeHart, Hale, Gire, Willard, Goschka, Ciaramitaro, Scott, Quarles, Hood, Anthony, Hanley and Parks and referred to the Committee on Labor and Occupational Safety.


        A bill to amend 1980 PA 469, entitled

   "The whistleblowers' protection act,"

   by amending section 2 (MCL 15.362).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 2.  An employer shall not discharge, threaten, or oth-

 2    erwise discriminate against an employee regarding the employee's

 3    compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of

 4    employment  because the  FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS:

 5         (A) THE employee, or a person acting on behalf of the

 6    employee, VERBALLY OR IN WRITING reports or is about to report  ,

 7     verbally or in writing,  TO A PUBLIC BODY a violation or a sus-

 8    pected violation of a law or regulation or rule promulgated

 9     pursuant to law  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS of this state, a

10    political subdivision of this state, or the United States,  to a




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 1    public body,  unless the employee knows that the report is false.

 2     , or because an 

 3         (B) THE employee is requested by a public body to partici-

 4    pate in A COURT ACTION OR IN an investigation, hearing, or

 5    inquiry held by that public body.  , or a court action. 

 6         (C) THE EMPLOYEE PUBLICLY DISCUSSES ISSUES RELATED TO THE

 7    EMPLOYER THAT AFFECT PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH, OR WELFARE.










































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