Sec. 125. Any employer otherwise subject to the provisions of this act who consistently discharges employees within the minimum time specified in this chapter and replaces such discharged employees without a work stoppage will be presumed to have discharged them to evade the provisions of this act and is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.125
Consistent discharges to evade act; presumption, penalty
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 397 So. 2d 874 - Kelly v. Mississippi Valley Gas Co. (1981)
Most recently applied in 799 F. Supp. 2d 772 - Berrington v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (July 2011)
1969, Act 317, Eff
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