Linda Rivera v. Svrc Industries Inc

Summary

The court affirmed summary disposition against the plaintiff’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act claim because she did not show that she herself, or someone acting on her behalf, was about to report suspected illegality to the police, and she failed to establish causation between her communication with the defendant’s attorney and her termination. The court vacated the determination that the communication was not a report because that issue was unnecessary to the disposition. It reversed the determination that the public-policy claim was preempted and remanded for consideration of whether the supported allegations stated an actionable public-policy termination claim and, if necessary, whether causation existed.