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Warner Norcross + Judd LLP is a corporate law firm with over 230 attorneys serving clients in nine offices throughout Michigan. Among the largest law firms in Michigan, Warner works in virtually all areas of business law.

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In <a href="http://publicdocs.courts.mi.gov:81/SCT/PUBLIC/ORDERS/154159_40_01.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Tammy McNeil-Marks v. Mid-Michigan Medical Center-Gratiot</em>, No. 154159</a>, the Michigan Supreme Court granted mini-oral argument to address whether an employee’s communication with her attorney constitutes a report to a public body within the meaning of the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (“WPA”).&nbsp; The plaintiff in the action had an encounter with one of her employer’s patients, against whom she had a personal protection order (“PPO”).&nbsp; After informing her attorney of the encounter, her employer discharged her for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPPA”).&nbsp; The plaintiff subsequently filed an action against her employer, alleging in part that her discharge violated the WPA.&nbsp; The trial court granted summary disposition in favor of the employer; however, the Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the plaintiff’s discussion with her attorney amounted to a report to a public body within the meaning of the WPA.&nbsp;

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Specifically, the Michigan Supreme Court granted mini-oral argument on the question of “whether the plaintiff’s communication with her attorney constitutes a report to a public body within the meaning of [the WPA] such that it is protected activity under the [WPA].”

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 To view our previous blog post about the Court of Appeals’ opinion, <a href="https://www.wnj.com/updates/coa-holds-that-attorneys-are-members-of-a-public-body-under-the-whisteblowers-protection-act" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">click here</a>.

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MSC grants MOAA on whether an employee’s communication with her attorney constitutes a report to a public body within the meaning of the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act

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MSC grants MOAA on whether an employee’s communication with her attorney constitutes a report to a public body within the meaning of the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act

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