Del Kostanko v. MVM, Inc.

Paul L. Maloney, United States District Judge

In Michigan, employment is presumptively "at-will," meaning that it can be terminated at any time by either party-even before the employment has begun. But sometimes, a relationship between an employer and employee has "distinguishing features" that place it outside the scope of normal, at-will employment.

Del Kostanko retired in June of 2015 after more than twenty years working in the Lansing Police Department. Finding retirement not quite to his liking, Kostanko began to pursue other employment in law enforcement. By May of 2017, he was faced with…