Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.508 (2026)
Gathering or keeping certain information prohibited; exceptions; information as part of personnel record.
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BULLARD-PLAWECKI EMPLOYEE RIGHT TO KNOW ACT
Act 397 of 1978
423.508 Gathering or keeping certain information prohibited; exceptions; information as part of personnel record.
Sec. 8.
(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 the information is submitted in writing by or authorized to be kept or gathered, in writing, by the employee to the employer. This prohibition on records shall not apply to the activities that occur on the employer's premises or during the employee's working hours with that employer that interfere with the performance of the employee's duties or duties of other employees.
(2) A record which is kept by the employer as permitted under this section shall be part of the personnel record.
History: 1978, Act 397, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Cullen v. St. Ignace, City of (W.D. Mich. 2023).
Cullen v. St. Ignace, City of (W.D. Mich. 2023). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 423.508 . Plaintiffs argue that the records released by the City contained information about Cullen’s nonemployment associations and activities, and that the City was not authorized to gather or retain this information.”
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