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HB 5736

Labor: other; notice of veterans' services and benefits; require employers to post. Creates new act.

2023-2024 Regular Session Introduced by Will Bruck and 11 co-sponsors

Employers must display a standardized poster with veteran services and benefits information, linking to DMVA, VA, and resources for mental health, education, taxes, and unemploymen

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Bill Summary · HB 5736

Summary — HB 5736: “Veteran’s Employee Resource Notification Act” (Public Act 197 of 2024)

Status: Enacted (Public Act 197 of 2024) — Approved by Governor Jan 16, 2025; Effective April 2, 2025.

Purpose

To increase workplace access to verified information about veterans’ services and benefits by requiring employers to post a standardized resource poster where employees can see it. The intent is to help veterans transitioning to civilian life locate mental health, training, legal, tax, unemployment, and other supports.

Key provisions

  • Establishes the “Veteran’s Employee Resource Notification Act.”
  • Requires each employer to display, in a conspicuous and employee‑accessible location at the workplace, a poster containing information related to services available to veterans, including:
    • Phone number and website for the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA).
    • Phone number and website for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
    • Phone number for the VA veterans crisis line.
    • Mental health and substance abuse services.
    • Education, workforce, or job training resources.
    • Tax benefits.
    • How to obtain a veteran designation on a Michigan driver’s license or state ID.
    • Eligibility for unemployment benefits under Michigan or federal law.
    • Legal services.
  • Defines “employer” as any person or entity that employs one or more full‑time employees; “employee” as an individual who receives compensation under an express or implied contract of hire.
  • Directs the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to work with DMVA to create the poster, provide it free of charge to employers, and make it available for download on each department’s website.

Who is affected

  • Employers in Michigan of all sizes (those with 1+ full‑time employees) must display the poster.
  • Employees — especially veteran employees and job applicants — gain easier workplace access to resource information.
  • LEO and DMVA are responsible for producing and distributing the poster (minimal administrative workload).

Fiscal impact and enforcement

  • Nonpartisan fiscal analyses estimate minimal fiscal impact on LEO and DMVA; responsibilities can be handled with existing resources.
  • The Act does not create an enforcement mechanism or penalties for noncompliance.

Legislative timeline (select)

  • Introduced: May 21, 2024 (Rep. Denise Mentzer).
  • House passed (with H‑2 substitute): June 27, 2024.
  • Senate passed: December 11, 2024.
  • Governor approved/enrolled as Public Act 197 of 2024: Jan 16, 2025.
  • Effective date: April 2, 2025.

Notes

Committee testimony referenced Michigan’s veteran population (approx. 550,000) and cited similar notice requirements in several other states. The enacted version broadened employer coverage compared with an earlier draft that applied only to larger employers.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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