Personal Injury
Employment Law & Retaliation
3 statutes with plain-language summaries, case relevance, source links, and related Michigan practice areas.
Employment Law & Retaliation
3 statutes"An employer shall not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against an employee" because the employee reports or is about to report a violation or suspected violation of law to a public body, unless the employee knows the report is false, or because a public body asks the employee to participate in an investigation, hearing, inquiry, or court action.Read Full Statute
Michigan's Whistleblowers' Protection Act prohibits an employer from discharging, threatening, or otherwise discriminating against an employee because the employee reports, or is about to report, a violation or suspected violation of law to a public body, unless the employee knows the report is false. It also protects employees asked by a public body to participate in an investigation, hearing, inquiry, or court action.
A whistleblower claim turns on protected reporting activity, employer knowledge, adverse action, and causation. The facts must show more than a workplace disagreement or an internal complaint that does not qualify under the statute.
We build timelines tying protected reports to discipline, termination, demotion, schedule changes, or other retaliation and preserve emails, texts, witness statements, and HR records.
"A person who alleges a violation of this act may bring a civil action... within 90 days after the occurrence of the alleged violation of this act." The same section places a clear-and-convincing evidence burden on a person claiming protection because they were about to report a violation or suspected violation.Read Full Statute
A civil action under Michigan's Whistleblowers' Protection Act must be filed within 90 days after the alleged violation occurred.
This is one of the shortest and most dangerous deadlines in Michigan employment law. The statute also places a clear-and-convincing evidence burden on claims based on being about to report a violation or suspected violation.
We evaluate whistleblower timing immediately, identify the adverse action date, and move quickly if the 90-day filing window may apply.
Michigan ELCRA prohibits employment discrimination because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, or marital status. The employment section also addresses unequal treatment related to pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, or related medical conditions.Read Full Statute
Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating in employment because of protected characteristics including religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, or marital status. The employment section also addresses unequal treatment related to pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy, and related medical conditions.
ELCRA is a central Michigan employment-discrimination statute. It may provide state-court remedies separate from federal administrative filing systems.
We compare the facts against state and federal claims, identify the correct forum, and preserve personnel files, comparator evidence, discipline records, and communications.