Terms Used In Michigan Laws 38.1165

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Process improvement: is a recommended improvement that is concisely written and identifies a problem, situation, or opportunity for improvement, together with a recommendation for a remedy. See Michigan Laws 38.1161
  • recognition board: means the recognition board established in section 2. See Michigan Laws 38.1161
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   The types of recognition granted under section 2 or 3 shall be developed in guidelines by the recognition board. Recognition shall be distributed in an equitable fashion to all state employees and retired state employees who are involved in recommending, initiating, and implementing the improvement and to those who demonstrate value added behaviors. The tangible value of recognition for any single process improvement implemented shall not exceed $5,000.00.