Whitman v. City of Burton

This case involves the proper interpretation of the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (WPA), 1 which protects an employee against an employer’s retaliatory employment actions, including discharge, when the employee is engaged in protected activity. Specifically, we address whether this Court’s decision in Shallal v Catholic Social Services of Wayne County 2 requires an employee engaging in protected conduct to have, as his or her primary motivation for engaging in that conduct, a desire to inform the public on matters of public concern, rather than personal vindictiveness.

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