Legal Opinion
Hazle v. Ford Motor Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 2001No. Docket 116162PublishedCited by 202 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, J.
After being denied a promotion, plaintiff filed suit on the ground that she had been discriminated against on the basis of her race, in violation of the Michigan Civil Rights Act. MCL 37.2101 et seq. The trial court granted summary disposition in favor of defendants, but the Court of Appeals reversed.
We granted leave in order to further clarify the proper application of the burden-shifting framework established in McDonnell Douglas Corp v Green, 411 US 792; 93 S Ct 1817; 36 L Ed 2d 668 (1973), for the purpose of analyzing proofs in discrimination cases. We now reverse the Court of Appeals…
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