Legal Opinion
Champion v. Nation Wide Security, Inc.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1996No. 100521, Calendar No. 6PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrickley, C.J.
In this case, we must decide whether an employer is liable for quid pro quo sexual harassment under MCL 37.2103(i); MSA 3.548(103)(i) where one of its employed supervisors rapes a subordinate and thereby causes her constructive discharge. We hold that an employer is liable for such rapes where they are accomplished through the use of the supervisor’s managerial powers. We believe that this result best effectuates the remedial purpose of the Civil Rights Act, MCL *70537.2101 et seq.; MSA 3.548(101) et seq. The opinion of the Court of Appeals is reversed insofar as it denies relief under the act.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. VinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Radtke v. EverettMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Sharon Karibian v. Columbia University, John Borden, Defendants-Cross-Claimants-Appellees v. Mark Urban, Defendant-Cross-Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Sumner v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1986
- Eide v. Kelsey-Hayes Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- Sharon Hartleip, Cross-Appellee v. McNeilab Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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