A claim under Michigan’s Whistleblower Protection Act must further the public interest

The Michigan Court of Appeals held that an employee’s claim under the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA), Mich. Comp. Laws 15.362, must objectively further the public interest in order for the employee’s actions to be protected. Whitman v. City of Burton, 2014 WL 1646489, decided April 24, 2014….