Klammer v. Department of Transportation

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants. Plaintiff was forced to retire at age 70 as required by the State Employees’ Retirement Act, MCL 38.19(3); MSA 3.981(19)(3). He subsequently filed suit claiming that his forced retirement violated the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. MCL 37.2101 et seq.; MSA 3.548(101) et seq. The trial court ruled that his claim was barred by the mandatory retirement provision cited above. We affirm.

The facts are undisputed. Plaintiff-appellant, George F. Klammer, had been employed by the Michigan Department of…