Plain-language guide to Michigan’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (WPA). Who is covered, what counts as a protected report, the 90-day filing deadline, and what you can recover.
If you work in Michigan and you think you have been discriminated against or retaliated against at work, the rules that protect you have shifted in important ways over the past two years. The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) — the state civil rights agency — and the Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC) enforce…
You reported discrimination or harassment to HR. Weeks later, you were fired. The timeline itself is often the strongest evidence of retaliation.
Your employer refused your disability accommodation request, and then fired you. That’s often a winning ADA interactive-process-failure claim.
Demoted, reassigned, or pushed into a lesser role after telling your employer you’re pregnant? Michigan and federal law prohibit this.
If you were fired after taking or requesting FMLA leave in Michigan, here are the 10 pieces of evidence that determine whether you have a winning retaliation case.
Fired shortly after requesting FMLA leave in Michigan? The close timing is often the strongest evidence in an FMLA retaliation case.