Whitman v. City of Burton

ON REMAND

Saad, J.

I. PLAINTIFF IS NOT ENTITLED TO WPA PROTECTION1

In this Whistleblowers’ Frotection Act (WFA)2 claim, *21our 2011 opinion3 reversed the jury award in plaintiffs favor. We held that the Michigan Supreme Court’s decision in Shallal v Catholic Social Servs of Wayne Co4 barred plaintiff from claiming protection under the WPA, because he admitted that his motivation for asserting entitlement to accumulated, unused sick-leave pay under a city ordinance was entirely personal and selfish.5 We reasoned that, under Shallal, plaintiffs private motivations for asserting defendants’…