MI SB1150

Employers must delete disciplinary reports, letters of reprimand, and other disciplinary records more than 4 years old before releasing personnel records to third parties.

Exceptions to the 4-year deletion requirement apply when records are released in legal actions, arbitrations, law enforcement officer separation proceedings, or to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards for licensing compliance.

Employers investigating employee criminal activity may maintain a separate investigative file and must notify the employee within 2 years of investigation completion.

If no disciplinary action is taken following an investigation by a criminal justice agency, the investigative file must contain a notation of final disposition and cannot be used in future promotion, transfer, compensation, or disciplinary decisions.

Criminal justice employers may release investigation information to prospective law enforcement agencies if related to separation of service records, and must release information to the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards upon request.