Duranceau v. ALPENA POWER CO.

Plaintiff Deedra Duranceau appeals as of right the order granting summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10) in favor of defendant Alpena Power Company in this gender discrimination action brought pursuant to the Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seq., and the Equal Pay Act, 29 USC 206(d)(1). We affirm.

Defendant hired plaintiff into the general labor/meter reader classification in 1990. She started at $7.50 an hour and received regular increases until she reached the $10.50 maximum for her classification. When defendant and the union could not agree on a new contract in 1992, defendant…