Borchardt-Spicer v. GAF Corp.

This is an action pursuant to MCL 37.2801; MSA 3.548(801) to recover damages and obtain injunctive relief for sexual discrimination in employment. The circuit court granted accelerated judgment for defendants, holding that plaintiffs’ claims were barred by the exclusive remedy provision of the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act, MCL 418.131; MSA 17.237(131). Plaintiffs appeal as of right.

In Stimson v Michigan Bell Telephone Co, 77 Mich App 361, 369; 258 NW2d 227 (1977), the Court, resolving an analogous problem, held:

"Plaintiffs’ complaint in the present case alleges a cause of action which…