2024 House Bill 6239

Employment security: benefits; disqualification from receiving benefits when leaving employment; create exception for victim of domestic violence, gender violence, or sexual violence.

A bill to amend 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1, entitled “Michigan employment security act,” by amending sections 29 and 29a (MCL 421.29 and 421.29a), section 29 as amended and section 29a as added by 2020 PA 258.

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The bill amends the Michigan Employment Security Act to refine disqualification criteria for unemployment benefits and expands protections for individuals leaving work due to domestic, sexual, or gender violence, while ensuring confidentiality and updating language to be gender-neutral.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 4, 2024

Introduced by Reps. Jimmie Wilson (D-32) and Graham Filler (R-93)

Referred to the Committee on Labor

Dec. 12, 2024

Reported without amendment