FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES; VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
House Bill 4088
Sponsor: Rep. Paula K. Zelenko
Committee: Employment Relations, Training and Safety
Complete to 2-8-01
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4088 AS INTRODUCED 1-31-01
The bill would add a new section to the Michigan Penal Code to prohibit employers from discharging or disciplining a volunteer firefighter for being late for, or absent from, work, because the employee had responded to an emergency call. Employers who violated this prohibition would be guilty of a misdemeanor.
MCL 750.355b
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.