Bill Text: MI SB1044 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Labor; fair employment practices; reproductive health coverage information act; create. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-09-10 - Referred To Committee On Reforms, Restructuring And Reinventing [SB1044 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-SB1044-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 1044

 

 

September 10, 2014, Introduced by Senators WHITMER, ANANICH, WARREN, YOUNG, HOOD, BIEDA and GREGORY and referred to the Committee on Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing.

 

 

 

     A bill to require employers to provide information about

 

insurance coverage related to reproductive health choices to

 

current and prospective employees; to specify methods of

 

disclosure; and to provide for sanctions.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the

 

"reproductive health coverage information act".

 

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by an

 

employer for compensation.

 

     (b) "Employer" means an individual or a private, public, or

 

governmental entity doing business in this state who employs 1 or

 

more individuals for compensation.

 

     (c) "Reproductive health coverage information" means

 

information concerning employer-provided health coverage for

 

prescription contraception, including the existence or lack of

 

coverage and the extent of coverage.

 

     Sec. 3. (1) An employer shall notify each applicant for

 

employment of reproductive health coverage information using all of

 

the following methods:

 

     (a) Informing the prospective employee in writing before the

 

offer of employment.

 

     (b) Including the reproductive health coverage information in

 

any posting or advertisement for the employment.

 

     (c) If the employer is a corporation, posting the reproductive

 

health coverage information on the corporate website.

 

     (2) An employer shall give each employee written notice of a

 

change in reproductive health coverage information at least 90 days

 

before the change takes effect.

 

     Sec. 4. A person who violates this act is responsible for a

 

state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of

 

not more than $5,000.00 for each violation.