423.501 Short title; definitions. Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Bullard-Plawecki employee right to know act”. (2) As used in this act: (a) “Employee” means a person currently employed or formerly employed by an employer. (b) “Employer” means an individual, corporation, partnership, labor organization, unincorporated association, the […]
423.502 Personnel record information excluded from personnel record; use in judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding. Sec. 2. Personnel record information which was not included in the personnel record but should have been as required by this act shall not be used by an employer in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding. However, personnel record information which, in […]
423.503 Review of personnel record by employee. Sec. 3. An employer, upon written request which describes the personnel record, shall provide the employee with an opportunity to periodically review at reasonable intervals, generally not more than 2 times in a calendar year or as otherwise provided by law or a collective bargaining agreement, the employee’s […]
423.504 Copy of information in personnel record; fee; mailing. Sec. 4. After the review provided in section 3, an employee may obtain a copy of the information or part of the information contained in the employee’s personnel record. An employer may charge a fee for providing a copy of information contained in the personnel record. […]
423.505 Disagreement with information contained in personnel record; agreement to remove or correct information; statement; legal action to have information expunged. Sec. 5. If there is a disagreement with information contained in a personnel record, removal or correction of that information may be mutually agreed upon by the employer and the employee. If an agreement […]
423.506 Divulging disciplinary report, letter of reprimand, or other disciplinary action; notice; exceptions. Sec. 6. (1) An employer or former employer shall not divulge a disciplinary report, letter of reprimand, or other disciplinary action to a third party, to a party who is not a part of the employer’s organization, or to a party who […]
423.507 Review of personnel record before releasing information; deletion of disciplinary reports, letters of reprimand, or other records; exceptions. Sec. 7. An employer shall review a personnel record before releasing information to a third party and delete disciplinary reports, letters of reprimand, or other records of disciplinary action that are more than 4 years old. […]
423.508 Gathering or keeping certain information prohibited; exceptions; information as part of personnel record. Sec. 8. (1) An employer shall not gather or keep a record of an employee’s associations, political activities, publications, or communications of nonemployment activities, except if the information is submitted in writing by or authorized to be kept or gathered, in […]
423.509 Investigation of criminal activity by employer; separate file of information; notice to employee; destruction or notation of final disposition of file and copies; prohibited use of information; release of information to certain law enforcement agencies. Sec. 9. (1) If an employer has reasonable cause to believe that an employee is engaged in criminal activity […]
423.510 Right of access to records not diminished. Sec. 10. This act shall not be construed to diminish a right of access to records as provided in Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or as otherwise provided by law. History: 1978, Act […]
423.511 Violation; action to compel compliance; jurisdiction; contempt; damages. Sec. 11. If an employer violates this act, an employee may commence an action in the circuit court to compel compliance with this act. The circuit court for the county in which the complainant resides, the circuit court for the county in which the complainant is […]
423.512 Effective date. Sec. 12. This act shall take effect January 1, 1979. History: 1978, Act 397, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979 Popular Name: Right-to-Know
