Elezovic v. Ford Motor Co.

I respectfully dissent. Specifically, I believe the majority’s conclusion, holding defendant Daniel E Bennett individually liable under the Michigan Civil Rights Act (CRA), MCL 37.2101 et seq., as an agent of the Ford Motor Company, is inconsistent and incompatible with the definitional requirements necessary to establish Bennett as an agent and, consequently, as an employer under the CRA. I would, therefore, affirm the trial court’s decision to grant summary disposition in favor of Bennett on plaintiff Lula Elezovic’s hostile work environment claim.

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