2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 15 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Act 469 of 1980 - THE WHISTLEBLOWERS' PROTECTION ACT (15.361 - 15.369)
Section 15.362 - Discharging, threatening, or otherwise discriminating against employee reporting violation of law, regulation, or rule prohibited; exceptions.
THE WHISTLEBLOWERS' PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)Act 469 of 1980
15.362 Discharging, threatening, or otherwise discriminating against employee reporting violation of law, regulation, or rule prohibited; exceptions.
Sec. 2.
An employer shall not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because the employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, reports or is about to report, verbally or in writing, a violation or a suspected violation of a law or regulation or rule promulgated pursuant to law of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or the United States to a public body, unless the employee knows that the report is false, or because an employee is requested by a public body to participate in an investigation, hearing, or inquiry held by that public body, or a court action.
History: 1980, Act 469, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
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