2009 House Bill 4772

Exempt Employment Relations Commission from Open Meetings Act

Introduced in the House

April 2, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Deb Kennedy (D-23)

To exempt meetings of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission from the Open Meetings Act, which requires all meetings of a public body to be open to the public. The MERC is empowered to issue authoritative rulings and orders that deem the actions of one side or the other in a labor dispute to be unfair labor practices prohibited by the state’s labor law.

Referred to the Committee on Labor

Dec. 16, 2009

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.