Bill Text: MI SB0318 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Civil rights; employment discrimination; actions for unequal pay; increase damages, and modify accrual date of claims. Amends sec. 801 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2801).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-25 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB0318 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-SB0318-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 318

 

 

April 25, 2017, Introduced by Senators WARREN, KNEZEK, HERTEL, ANANICH, GREGORY, JOHNSON, YOUNG, BIEDA and HOPGOOD and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

 

     A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled

 

"Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,"

 

by amending section 801 (MCL 37.2801).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 801. (1) A person alleging a violation of this act may

 

bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief or damages,

 

or both. If a court determines that an employer violated section

 

202(c), the court shall award treble damages.

 

     (2) An action commenced pursuant to under subsection (1) may

 

be brought in the circuit court for the county where the alleged

 

violation occurred, or for the county where the person against whom

 

the civil complaint is filed resides or has his or her principal

 

place of business.

     (3) A claim for an action brought under subsection (1) accrues

 

on the date the person alleging the violation acquires actual

 

knowledge of the violation.

 

     (4) (3) As used in subsection (1), "damages" means damages for

 

injury or loss caused by each violation of this act, including

 

reasonable attorney's fees.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.