M Civ JI 107.04 Whistleblowers’ Protection Act: Good Faith Belief

Plaintiff must reasonably believe that a violation of law or a regulation has occurred. It is not necessary that an actual violation of law or a regulation has occurred, but the employee cannot have a reasonable belief if [ he / she ] knows [ his / her ] report is false.

Comment

MCL 15.362; Melchi v Burns Int’l Sec Serv, Inc, 597 F Supp 575 (ED Mich 1984); Clark County Sch Dist v Breeden, 532 US 268; 121 S Ct 1508; 149 L Ed 2d 509 (2001).

History

M Civ JI 107.04 was added April 1, 2002.