Haynie v. Department of State Police

We granted leave to appeal in this case to consider whether gender-based harassment that is not at all sexual in nature is sufficient to establish a claim of sexual harassment under the Civil Rights Act (cra), MCL 37.2101 et seq. The circuit court granted summary disposition in favor of defendants, concluding that plaintiff had failed to establish a prima facie case of hostile work environment based on sexual *304harassment. The Court of Appeals reversed, concluding that gender-based harassment is sufficient to establish a claim of sexual harassment.1 We disagree. The cra prohibits sexual…