Sec. 1. As used in this act, "public employee" means an employee of the state classified civil service, or an employee of a political subdivision of the state who is not an elected official.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 15.401
“Public employee” defined
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 176 Mich. App. 582 - Forster v. Delton School District (1989)
Most recently applied in UAW v. Green (August 2013)
1976, Act 169, Imd
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