Means v. Jowa Security Services

In this action under the Handicappers’ Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.1101 et seq.; MSA 3.550(101) et seq., defendant, Jowa Security Services, appeals as of right from a jury award of $38,900 in favor of plaintiff and from the trial court’s denial of its motions for a directed verdict, a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or a new trial. We affirm. This case specifically involves the issue of whether defendant could refuse to hire plaintiff because of a physical condition which required plaintiff to grow a beard, where a job description or "qualification” of the job required that employees be…