Legal Opinion
Chambers v. Trettco, Inc
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 31, 2000No. 114085, Calendar No. 5PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarkman, J.
We granted leave to consider whether the Court of Appeals properly held an employer vicariously liable under the Civil Rights Act (cra), MCL 37.2101 et seq.-, MSA 3.548(101) et seq., for sexual harassment by a supervisory employee against a subordinate employee. A divided Court of Appeals panel affirmed the judgment on a jury verdict returned in plaintiffs favor. The majority utilized vicarious liability principles articulated in two recent United States Supreme Court decisions applying the federal Civil Rights Act. We hold that the principles stated in the federal cases relied on by the…
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