HB-4745, As Passed House, August 21, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 4745

 

May 10, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Brown, Polidori, Bennett, Mayes, Espinoza, Hopgood, Coulouris, Hammon, Alma Smith, Sheltrown, Condino, Lindberg, McDowell, Lahti, Byrum, Byrnes, Cheeks, Gillard, Johnson, Lemmons, Miller, Sak, Dean, Young, Meisner, Hammel, Vagnozzi, Hood, Kathleen Law and Cushingberry and referred to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.

 

     A bill to amend 1955 PA 133, entitled

 

"An act to provide for the granting of military leaves and

providing re-employment protection for officers and enlisted men of

the military or naval forces of the state or of the United States,"

 

(MCL 32.271 to 32.274) by amending the title and by adding section

 

3b.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

TITLE

 

     An act to provide for the granting of military leaves and

 

bereavement leaves and providing re-employment employment or

 

reemployment protection for certain family members, officers, and

 

enlisted men of the military or naval forces of the state or of the

 

United States.

 

     Sec. 3b. (1) Upon request, an employer shall grant bereavement

 

leave with pay to an employee following the death of the employee's

 


spouse, child, or parent during active service in the armed forces

 

of the United States.

 

     (2) A person shall not discharge, discriminate against, or

 

take any adverse employment action against an employee because the

 

employee requests or takes a bereavement leave under this section.

 

     (3) This section does not require an employer to grant an

 

employee paid leave of more than the lesser of 10 days or 80 hours

 

for each incident invoking the right to bereavement leave.