{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.1132a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1132a","heading":"Retaliation; punishment; definitions.","body":"Sec. 132a.\n\n(1) An individual subject to this code must be punished as a court-martial directs if, with the intent to retaliate against another individual for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense, or making or planning to make a protected communication, or with the intent to discourage another individual from reporting a criminal offense or making or planning to make a protected communication, the individual subject to this code does either of the following:\n\n(a) Wrongfully takes or threatens to take an adverse personnel action against another individual.\n\n(b) Wrongfully withholds or threatens to withhold a favorable personnel action with respect to another individual.\n\n(2) As used in this section:\n\n(a) \"Covered individual or organization\" means a recipient of a communication specified in 10 USC 1034(b)(1)(B)(i) to (v).\n\n(b) \"Inspector general\" means that term as defined in 10 USC 1034(j).\n\n(c) \"Protected communication\" means either of the following:\n\n( i ) A lawful communication to a member of Congress or an inspector general.\n\n( ii ) A communication to a covered individual or organization in which a member of the military complains of or discloses information that the member reasonably believes constitutes evidence of either of the following:\n\n(A) A violation of law or regulation, including a law or regulation prohibiting sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination.\n\n(B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 32","Act Act-523-of-1980"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-32-1132a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"c4dd8787fe2e8a3510cb8d5abc3a6579fb1fc8f45bb59fb69953929a0a27593c","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.1132","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.1133"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}