Sec. 8.
(1) An employer shall not gather or keep a record of an employee's associations, political activities, publications, or communications of nonemployment activities, except if the information is submitted in writing by or authorized to be kept or gathered, in writing, by the employee to the employer. This prohibition on records shall not apply to the activities that occur on the employer's premises or during the employee's working hours with that employer that interfere with the performance of the employee's duties or duties of other employees.
(2) A record which is kept by the employer as permitted under this section shall be part of the personnel record.
History: 1978, Act 397, Eff. Jan. 1, 1979 Popular Name: Right-to-Know
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 423 - Labor Disputes and Employment Relations
Act 397 of 1978 - Bullard-Plawecki Employee Right to Know Act (423.501 - 423.512)
Section 423.501 - Short Title; Definitions.
Section 423.503 - Review of Personnel Record by Employee.
Section 423.504 - Copy of Information in Personnel Record; Fee; Mailing.
Section 423.510 - Right of Access to Records Not Diminished.
Section 423.511 - Violation; Action to Compel Compliance; Jurisdiction; Contempt; Damages.