Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1101
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "persons with disabilities civil rights act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CIVIL RIGHTS ACT (Act 220 of 1976)
Michigan · statute · 220 of 1976, Mich. Comp. Laws · 38 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1102
Opportunity guaranteed; civil right; accommodation of person with disability; undue hardship.
(1) The opportunity to obtain employment, housing, and other real estate and full and equal utilization of public accommodations, public services, and educational facilities without discrimination because of a disability is guaranteed by this act and is a civil right. (2) Except as otherwise provided in article 2, a pe…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1102a
Adoption of standardized design; international symbol of access; removal of "handicapped".
(1) The commission shall adopt and post on the website of the department of civil rights a standardized design that is a variation of the current international symbol of access. The design must comply with all of the following: (a) Depict a dynamic character leaning forward in a wheelchair with a sense of movement. (b)…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1103
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Alcoholic liquor" means that term as defined in section 105 of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1105. (b) "Commission" means the civil rights commission established by section 29 of article V of the state constitution of 1963. (c) "Controlled substance" means that…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1201
Definitions.
As used in this article: (a) "Employee" does not include an individual employed in domestic service of any person. (b) "Employer" means a person who has 1 or more employees or a person who as contractor or subcontractor is furnishing material or performing work for the state or a governmental entity or agency of the st…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1202
Employer; prohibited conduct; exceptions; access to genetic information.
(1) Except as otherwise required by federal law, an employer shall not: (a) Fail or refuse to hire, recruit, or promote an individual because of a disability or genetic information that is unrelated to the individual's ability to perform the duties of a particular job or position. (b) Discharge or otherwise discriminat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1203
Employment agency; prohibited conduct.
An employment agency shall not fail or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise discriminate against an individual because of a disability or classify or refer for employment an individual on the basis of a disability that is unrelated to the individual's ability to perform the duties of a particular job or positio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1204
Labor organization; prohibited conduct.
A labor organization shall not: (a) Exclude or expel from membership, or otherwise discriminate against a member or applicant for membership because of a disability that is unrelated to the individual's ability to perform the duties of a particular job or position which entitles the individual to membership. (b) Limit,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1205
Apprenticeship, on the job, or other training or retraining programs; discrimination prohibited.
An employer, labor organization, or joint labor management committee controlling apprenticeship, on the job, or other training or retraining programs shall not discriminate against an individual because of a disability in admission to, or employment or continuation in, a program established to provide apprenticeship or…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1206
Prohibited notices, advertisements, inquiries, applications, and records.
(1) An employer, labor organization, or employment agency shall not print or publish or cause to be printed or published a notice or advertisement relating to employment by the employer or membership in or a classification or referral for employment by the labor organization, or relating to a classification or referral…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1208
Plan.
A person subject to this article may adopt and carry out a plan to eliminate present effects of past discriminatory practices or assure equal opportunity with respect to individuals who have disabilities if the plan has been filed with the commission under rules of the commission and the commission has not disapproved…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1209
Contract to which state a party; covenant not to discriminate against employee or applicant for employment; breach.
A contract to which this state, or a political subdivision, or an agency of this state or of a political subdivision of this state is a party shall contain a covenant by the contractor and any subcontractors not to discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1210
Burden of proof; cost of accommodation as undue hardship; reduction of limitations; restructuring job or altering schedule; applicability of subsections (2) to (16); violation; notices.
(1) In an action brought pursuant to this article for a failure to accommodate, the person with a disability shall bear the burden of proof. If the person with a disability proves a prima facie case, the person shall bear the burden of producing evidence that an accommodation would impose an undue hardship on that pers…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1211
Powers of person under article.
A person may, under this article, do 1 or more of the following: (a) Establish employment policies, programs, procedures, or work rules regarding the use of alcoholic liquor or the illegal use of drugs. (b) Apply different standards of compensation, or different terms, conditions, or privileges of employment pursuant t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1212
Education and training programs.
The department of civil rights shall offer education and training programs to employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies to assist employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies in understanding the requirements of this article.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1213
Article not in conflict with civil rights act.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to conflict with the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act, Act No. 453 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 37.2101 to 37.2804 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1214
Accommodation not construed as preferential treatment or employee benefit.
For purposes of this act, an accommodation required under this article shall not be construed to be preferential treatment or an employee benefit.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1301
Definitions.
As used in this article: (a) "Place of public accommodation" means a business, educational institution, refreshment, entertainment, recreation, health, or transportation facility of any kind, whether licensed or not, whose goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations are extended, offered, sol…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1302
Prohibited conduct.
Except where permitted by law, a person shall not: (a) Deny an individual the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation or public service because of a disability that is unrelated to the individual's ability to utilize and…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1303
Exemptions.
This article shall not apply to a private club, or other establishment not in fact open to the public, except to the extent that the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of the private club or establishment are made available to the customers or patrons of another establishment that is…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1401
“Educational institution” defined.
As used in this article, "educational institution" means a public or private institution or a separate school or department of a public or private institution, includes an academy, college, elementary or secondary school, extension course, kindergarten, nursery, school system, school district, or university, and a busi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1402
Educational institution; prohibited conduct.
An educational institution shall not do any of the following: (a) Discriminate in any manner in the full utilization of or benefit from the institution, or the services provided and rendered by the institution to an individual because of a disability that is unrelated to the individual's ability to utilize and benefit…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1403
Educational institution; plan.
An educational institution may adopt and carry out a plan to eliminate present effects of past discriminatory practices or assure equal opportunity with respect to persons with disabilities if the plan is filed with the commission, under rules of the commission and the commission has not disapproved the plan.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1501
Definitions.
As used in this article: (a) "Housing accommodation" includes improved or unimproved real property, or a part thereof, which is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied, as the home or residence of 1 or more persons. (b) "Immediate family" means a spouse, parent, child, or sibling.…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1502
Owners, persons engaging in real estate transactions, real estate brokers, and real estate salesmen; prohibited conduct.
(1) An owner or any other person engaging in a real estate transaction, or a real estate broker or salesman shall not, on the basis of a disability of a buyer or renter, of a person residing in or intending to reside in a dwelling after it is sold, rented, or made available, or of any person associated with that buyer…
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