Michigan Compiled Laws Act 397 Of 1978 Bullard-plawecki Employee Right To Know Act (423.501 - 423.512)

AN ACT to permit employees to review personnel records; to provide criteria for the review; to prescribe the information which may be contained in personnel records; and to provide penalties.

History: 1978, Act 397, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979
Popular Name: Right-to-Know

Section 423.501 Short Title; Definitions.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Bullard-Plawecki employee right to know act”. (2) As used in this act:...
Section 423.502 Personnel Record Information Excluded From Personnel Record; Use In Judicial Or Quasi-judicial Proceeding.
Personnel record information which was not included in the personnel record but should have been as required by this act shall not be used...
Section 423.503 Review Of Personnel Record By Employee.
An employer, upon written request which describes the personnel record, shall provide the employee with an opportunity to periodically review at reasonable intervals, generally...
Section 423.504 Copy Of Information In Personnel Record; Fee; Mailing.
After the review provided in section 3, an employee may obtain a copy of the information or part of the information contained in the...
Section 423.505 Disagreement With Information Contained In Personnel Record; Agreement To Remove Or Correct Information; Statement; Legal Action To Have Information Expunged.
If there is a disagreement with information contained in a personnel record, removal or correction of that information may be mutually agreed upon by...
Section 423.506 Divulging Disciplinary Report, Letter Of Reprimand, Or Other Disciplinary Action; Notice; Exceptions.
(1) An employer or former employer shall not divulge a disciplinary report, letter of reprimand, or other disciplinary action to a third party, to...
Section 423.507 Review Of Personnel Record Before Releasing Information; Deletion Of Disciplinary Reports, Letters Of Reprimand, Or Other Records; Exception.
An employer shall review a personnel record before releasing information to a third party and, except when the release is ordered in a legal...
Section 423.508 Gathering Or Keeping Certain Information Prohibited; Exceptions; Information As Part Of Personnel Record.
(1) An employer shall not gather or keep a record of an employee's associations, political activities, publications, or communications of nonemployment activities, except if...
Section 423.509 Investigation Of Criminal Activity By Employer; Separate File Of Information; Notice To Employee; Destruction Or Notation Of Final Disposition Of File And Copies; Prohibited Use Of Information.
(1) If an employer has reasonable cause to believe that an employee is engaged in criminal activity which may result in loss or damage...
Section 423.510 Right Of Access To Records Not Diminished.
This act shall not be construed to diminish a right of access to records as provided in Act No. 442 of the Public Acts...
Section 423.511 Violation; Action To Compel Compliance; Jurisdiction; Contempt; Damages.
If an employer violates this act, an employee may commence an action in the circuit court to compel compliance with this act. The circuit...
Section 423.512 Effective Date.
This act shall take effect January 1, 1979. History: 1978, Act 397, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979 Popular Name: Right-to-Know

Last modified: October 10, 2016