VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
House Bill 4158
Sponsor: Rep. Deborah Cherry
Committee: Employment Relations,
Training and Safety
Complete to 2-24-99
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4158 AS INTRODUCED 2-3-99
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
Analyst: S. Ekstrom