Employment Law – Emergency room physician — Termination
Where a defendant hospital was granted summary disposition on a complaint filed by a plaintiff who was formerly employed by the defendant as an emergency room physician, the judgment should be affirmed...
View ArticleAttorneys — Fees – Whistleblowers
Where a judge awarded counsel fees in the amount of $10,000 and costs in the amount of $500 to two plaintiff Highland Park employees who claimed retaliation in violation of the Whistleblowers’...
View ArticleWhistleblower case sent back to appellate court
A unanimous Michigan Supreme Court has reversed an appeals court ruling that said the plaintiff employee’s public policy claim was preempted by the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act, or WPA. The post...
View ArticleHigh court reverses 2020 whistleblower decision
A 2020 whistleblower decision that split a Court of Appeals panel has been reversed by the Michigan Supreme Court. The post High court reverses 2020 whistleblower decision first appeared on Michigan...
View ArticleCall to attorney not report under WPA
A plaintiff’s call to her attorney to convey that an individual violated a personal protection order — but requesting that no action be taken — was not a “report” for purposes of the Whistleblower...
View ArticleWhistle blown: Ex-employee’s COVID-related claim survives
An employee’s whistleblower complaint will proceed because she credibly claimed she engaged in protected activity, suffered an adverse employment action and a causal connection existed between the two,...
View ArticleCourt agrees to hear WPA reporting case
Argument has been ordered in case involving what constitutes a “report” for purposes of the Whistleblower Protection Act, or WPA. The post Court agrees to hear WPA reporting case first appeared on...
View ArticleEmployee’s public policy claim preempted
Summary disposition for an employer on a former employee’s claim that he was discharged in violation of public policy has been affirmed by the Michigan Court of Appeals in a published decision. The...
View ArticleCommentary: Michigan’s powerful but often misunderstood whistleblower claim
In 2013, the Michigan Supreme Court decided a key whistleblower case that strengthened and changed the Whistleblower Protection Act to protect victims. The case held that plaintiff’s motive as a test...
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