DeBrabant v. Roadway Express, Inc.

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a judgment of no cause of action on her claim that she was discriminatorily discharged by defendants from her employment on the basis of marital status, contrary to the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2202(1); MSA 3.548(202X1), which prohibits employment discrimination based on marital status. Sitting without a jury, the trial judge found that plaintiff failed to meet her burden of proving that defendants applied their antinepotism rule to her in a discriminatory manner. We hold that the no-spouse portion of defendant Roadway’s antinepotism rule is…