Carr v. General Motors Corp.

Does the employer’s duty to accommodate, as set forth in the Michigan Handicappers’ Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.1101 et seq.; MSA 3.550(101) et seq., extend only to persons whose *228handicap "is unrelated to the individual’s ability to perform the duties of a particular job”, or does it extend to persons whose handicap is related to the particular job unless it is demonstrated that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship? On April 22, 1983, the trial court held that the obligation extended only where the handicap was unrelated to the employee’s ability to perform the job in question and…