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Read. Follow. Verify.Michigan House Bill 4436 prohibits employers from penalizing workers for disclosing safety hazards or wearing personal protective equipment
Last action · May 7, 2025: bill electronically reproduced 05/06/2025Sponsors: Cynthia Neeley and 26 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Employers would be barred from firing or discriminating against workers who report workplace hazards, risks, or safety practices to the public, media, or government agencies. The bill also voids any non-disclosure agreements or workplace policies restricting such disclosures and protects employees who choose to wear their own personal protective equipment that offers greater protection than employer-provided gear.
Creates a legal presumption of employer retaliation if an occurs within 90 days of an employee engaging in protected safety disclosures or wearing independent protective equipment.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Employees
Employees gain protections against adverse employment actions when disclosing workplace safety hazards or wearing independent personal protective equipment.
Employers
Employers face restrictions against penalizing whistleblowers, are barred from enforcing certain non-disclosure contracts, and face a legal presumption of retaliation for disciplining workers within 90 days of safety disclosures.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can an employer force me to sign a non-disclosure agreement about workplace safety hazards?
What happens if an employer fires a worker shortly after they report a safety hazard?
Am I allowed to wear my own protective equipment like a mask or faceguard at work?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 7, 2025Housebill electronically reproduced 05/06/2025
- May 6, 2025HouseCommitteereferred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness
- May 6, 2025HouseIntroducedread a first time
- May 6, 2025HouseIntroducedintroduced by Representative Rep. Cynthia Neeley
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Expansion of Worker Retaliation Protections
The bill shifts legal risk onto employers by establishing a 90-day window where any disciplinary action creates an immediate presumption of unlawful retaliation.
Connected Entities
Sources
legislature.mi.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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