HOUSE BILL No. 4027
January 8, 1997, Introduced by Rep. Ciaramitaro and referred to the Committee on Labor and Occupational Safety. A bill to amend 1980 PA 469, entitled "The whistleblowers' protection act," by amending the title and section 2 (MCL 15.362). THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 TITLE 2 An act to provide protection to employees who ARE SUSPECTED 3 BY EMPLOYERS OF REPORTING OR WHO report OR ARE ABOUT TO REPORT a 4 violation or suspected violation of state, local, or federal law; 5 to provide protection to employees who participate in hearings, 6 investigations, legislative inquiries, or court actions; and to 7 prescribe remedies and penalties. 8 Sec. 2. (1) An SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (2), AN employer 9 shall not discharge , OR threaten AN EMPLOYEE, or otherwise 10 discriminate against an employee regarding the employee's 00757'97 DMS 2 1 compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of 2 employment, because the FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 3 (A) THE employee, or a person acting on behalf of the 4 employee, reports or VERBALLY OR IN WRITING REPORTS TO A PUBLIC 5 BODY, is about to report TO A PUBLIC BODY, verbally or in 6 writing, OR IS SUSPECTED BY THE EMPLOYER OF REPORTING OR BEING 7 ABOUT TO REPORT TO A PUBLIC BODY a violation or a suspected vio- 8 lation of a law. or regulation or rule promulgated pursuant to 9 law of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or the 10 United States to a public body, unless the employee knows that 11 the report is false, or because an 12 (B) THE employee is requested by a public body to partici- 13 pate in A COURT ACTION OR an investigation, hearing, or inquiry 14 held by that THE public body. , or a court action. 15 (2) SUBSECTION (1) DOES NOT APPLY TO AN EMPLOYEE WHO KNOW- 16 INGLY MAKES OR EXPRESSES AN INTENT TO MAKE A FALSE REPORT TO A 17 PUBLIC BODY. 18 (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "LAW" INCLUDES A STATUTE, RULE, 19 OR REGULATION ENACTED OR PROMULGATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS 20 OF THIS STATE, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE, OR THE 21 UNITED STATES. 00757'97 Final page. DMS