Hatchett v. Health Care & Retirement Corp. of America

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Brenda Hatchett, an African American female, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of DefendantAppellee Health Care and Retirement Corporation of America, d/b/a Heartland Health Care Center- — Dearborn Heights and also d/b/a HCR Manor Care (“Heartland”) on her claims of racial discrimination and retaliation. Hatchett alleges that Heartland violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2101 et seq., by: (1) paying her less than similarly…