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HB5509 • 2026

Labor: fair employment practices; agreements that prohibit employees from disclosing certain information about violations of the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act; prohibit employers from entering into unless certain conditions are met. Amends 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2101 - 37.2804) by adding sec. 202b.

Labor: fair employment practices; agreements that prohibit employees from disclosing certain information about violations of the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act; prohibit employers from entering into unless certain conditions are met. Amends 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2101 - 37.2804) by adding sec. 202b.

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Sponsor
Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Reggie Miller (District 31), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Natalie Price (District 6), Jaime Greene (District 65), Jason Morgan (District 23), Sharon MacDonell (District 56)
Last action
2026-02-10
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 02/05/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Labor: fair employment practices; agreements that prohibit employees from disclosing certain information about violations of the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act; prohibit employers from entering into unless certain conditions are met. Amends 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2101 - 37.2804) by adding sec. 202b.

Labor: fair employment practices; agreements that prohibit employees from disclosing certain information about violations of the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act; prohibit employers from entering into unless certain conditions are met.

What This Bill Does

  • Labor: fair employment practices; agreements that prohibit employees from disclosing certain information about violations of the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act; prohibit employers from entering into unless certain conditions are met.
  • Amends 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2101 - 37.2804) by adding sec.
  • 202b.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-10 HJ 11 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 02/05/2026

  2. 2026-02-05 HJ 10 Pg. 105

    introduced by Representative Rep. Emily Dievendorf

  3. 2026-02-05 HJ 10 Pg. 105

    read a first time

  4. 2026-02-05 HJ 10 Pg. 105

    referred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness

Official Summary Text

Labor: fair employment practices; agreements that prohibit employees from disclosing certain information about violations of the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act; prohibit employers from entering into unless certain conditions are met. Amends 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2101 - 37.2804) by adding sec. 202b.