Michigan Laws 37.207 – Action for injunctive relief or damages; damages for injury or loss; attorney’s fees; damages for discharge in violation of act
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(1) A person alleging a violation of this act may bring an action for injunctive relief or damages, or both.
(2) For purposes of this act, damages include damages for injury or loss caused by each violation of this act and reasonable attorney’s fees.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 37.207
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Employee: means an individual who works for another person for compensation. See Michigan Laws 37.202
- Employer: means a person who employs 1 or more persons or who accepts applications for employment, including an agent of an employer. See Michigan Laws 37.202
- Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity, this state or an agency of this state, or the federal government or an agency of the federal government. See Michigan Laws 37.202
(3) If an employee is discharged in violation of this act, damages for which the employer is liable under this section shall include double the wages lost.