Sanchez v. Lagoudakis

Plaintiff Dorene Sanchez, formerly employed by defendant Kostas Lagoudakis as a waitress in his restaurant, brought suit against her former employer under the Handicappers’ Civil Rights Act (HCRA), MCL 37.1101 et seq.; MSA 3.550(101) et seq., after defendant informed plaintiff that she could not continue to work until she secured medical evidence that she was disease free. Defendant’s action was taken in the face of a rumor that plaintiff had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids). The trial court summarily dismissed plaintiff’s suit on defendant’s motion after determining that because the…