Wurtz v. Beecher Metropolitan District

I respectfully dissent. Plaintiff, whose written contract of employment was completely fulfilled, never suffered an “adverse employment action” as an employee under the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (WPA), MCL 15.361 et seq. The majority has not only rewritten plaintiffs contract, but it has also added language to the WPA to create a new cause of action for pre- or postemployment conduct when one simply does not exist. The WPA requires the existence of an employment relationship. By plaintiffs own admission, defendants scrupulously adhered to the terms of his contract. Plaintiff now seeks…