Sands Appliance Services, Inc v. Wilson

The issue in this case is whether the “tuition contract” that plaintiff-employer, Sands Appliance Services, Inc., required defendant, Christopher. Wilson, to sign before he began employment was void and unenforceable. Defendant asserts that plaintiff violated subsection 8(1) of the wage and fringe benefits act (wfba)1 and the accompanying administrative rule, 1982 AACS, R 408.9011. The district and circuit courts found for the defendant. The Court of Appeals reversed in a split decision. 231 Mich App 405, 421; 587 NW2d 814 (1998). We hold that the contract did violate the statute and…