Legal Opinion
McLeod v. Providence Christian School
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 19, 1987No. Docket 79336PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. L. Banks, J.
Defendant appeals by leave granted from an interlocutory order entered June 4, 1984, denying defendant’s motion for acceler ated judgment under GCR 1963, 116.1(2), now MCR 2.116(C)(1).
Plaintiff filed this civil rights action under the Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seqMSA 3.548(101) et seq., alleging sex discrimination in defendant’s hiring practices. Defendant school had an employment policy of foreclosing employment to women with preschool-age children according to doctrines grounded in defendant’s religious beliefs. Defendant contends that it is not an employer under the act and…
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- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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