Sec. 4. A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this act, shall order, as the court considers appropriate, reinstatement of the employee, the payment of back wages, full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, actual damages, or any combination of these remedies. A court may also award the complainant all or a portion of the costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney fees and witness fees, if the court determines that the award is appropriate.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.364
Court judgment; order; remedies; awarding costs of litigation
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case 222 Mich. App. 513 - Phinney v. Perlmutter (1997)
Most recently applied in 324 Mich. App. 642 - Theodore Cadwell v. City of Highland Park (June 2018)
1980, Act 469, Eff
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