Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2101
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Elliott-Larsen civil rights act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — ELLIOTT-LARSEN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT (Act 453 of 1976)
Michigan · statute · 453 of 1976, Mich. Comp. Laws · 49 active provisions
Provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2102
Recognition and declaration of civil right; action arising out of discrimination based on sex or familial status.
(1) The opportunity to obtain employment, housing and other real estate, and the full and equal utilization of public accommodations, public service, and educational facilities without discrimination because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2103
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Age" means chronological age except as otherwise provided by law. (b) "Commission" means the civil rights commission established by section 29 of article V of the state constitution of 1963. (c) "Commissioner" means a member of the commission. (d) "Department" means the department of civil rig…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2201
Definitions.
As used in this article: (a) "Employer" means a person that has 1 or more employees, and includes an agent of that person. (b) "Employment agency" means a person regularly undertaking with or without compensation to procure, refer, recruit, or place an employee for an employer or to procure, refer, recruit, or place fo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2202
Employer; prohibited practices; exceptions.
(1) An employer shall not do any of the following: (a) Fail or refuse to hire or recruit, discharge, or otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to employment, compensation, or a term, condition, or privilege of employment, because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2202a
Designation of racial or ethnic classifications in writing developed by employer; transmission of information to federal agency; “writing” defined.
(1) An employer shall do both of the following if that employer lists racial or ethnic classifications in a writing developed or printed 90 or more days after the effective date of this section, and if that employer requests that an individual select a classification to designate his or her race or ethnicity: (a) Inclu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2203
Employment agency; prohibited practices generally.
An employment agency shall not fail or refuse to procure, refer, recruit, or place for employment, or otherwise discriminate against, an individual because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, or marital status; or classify or refer for…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2204
Labor organization; prohibited practices generally.
A labor organization shall not do any of the following: (a) Exclude or expel from membership, or otherwise discriminate against, a member or applicant for membership because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, or marital status. (b) Lim…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2205
Employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee; training programs; prohibited practices.
An employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling an apprenticeship, on the job, or other training or retraining program, shall not discriminate against an individual because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, we…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2205a
Employer, employment agency, or labor organization; record of information regarding misdemeanor arrest, detention, or disposition; failure to recite or acknowledge information; “law enforcement agency” defined.
(1) An employer, employment agency, or labor organization, other than a law enforcement agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state, shall not in connection with an application for employment or membership, or in connection with the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment or membership request,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2206
Employer, labor organization, or employment agency; prohibited practices.
(1) An employer, labor organization, or employment agency shall not print, circulate, post, mail, or otherwise cause to be published a statement, advertisement, notice, or sign relating to employment by the employer, or relating to membership in or a classification or referral for employment by the labor organization,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2207
Individual seeking employment; prohibited practices.
An individual seeking employment shall not publish or cause to be published a notice or advertisement that specifies or indicates the individual's religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, or marital status, or expresses a preference, specificat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2208
Application for exemption; bona fide occupational qualification.
A person subject to this article may apply to the commission for an exemption on the basis that religion, national origin, age, height, weight, or sex is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the business or enterprise. Upon sufficient showing, the commission may grant a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2209
Covenants.
A contract to which this state, a political subdivision, or an agency of this state or of a political subdivision is a party must contain a covenant by the contractor and the contractor's subcontractors not to discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2210
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 religion, race, color, national origin, or sex if the plan is filed with the commission under rules of the commission and the commission approves the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2211
Different standards of compensation; different terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to apply different standards of compensation, or different terms, conditions or privileges of employment pursuant to a bona fide seniority or merit system.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2301
Definitions.
As used in this article: (a) "Place of public accommodation" means a business, or an educational, refreshment, entertainment, recreation, health, or transportation facility, or institution of any kind, whether licensed or not, whose goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations are extended, of…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2302
Public accommodations or services; prohibited practices.
Except where permitted by law, a person shall not do any of the following: (a) Deny an individual the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or public service because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, s…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2302a
Applicability to private club.
(1) This section applies to a private club that is defined as a place of public accommodation under section 301(a). (2) If a private club allows use of its facilities by 1 or more adults per membership, the use must be equally available to all adults entitled to use the facilities under the membership. All classes of m…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2303
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 § 37.2304
Violation.
Within 30 days after a determination by the commission that a place of public accommodation that holds a license issued by the liquor control commission under the Michigan liquor control act, Act No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1933, being sections 436.1 to 436.58 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, has vio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2401
Definition.
As used in this article, "educational institution" means a public or private institution, or a separate school or department thereof, and includes an academy, college, elementary or secondary school, extension course, kindergarten, nursery, local school system, university, or a business, nursing, professional, secretar…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2402
Educational institution; prohibited practices.
An educational institution shall not do any of the following: (a) Discriminate against an individual in the full utilization of or benefit from the institution, or the services, activities, or programs provided by the institution because of religion, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or gender iden…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2402a
Designation of racial or ethnic classification in writing developed by educational institution; transmission of information to federal agency; “writing” defined.
(1) An educational institution shall do both of the following if that educational institution lists racial or ethnic classifications in a writing developed or printed 90 or more days after the effective date of this section, and if that educational institution requests that an individual select 1 of those classificatio…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2403
Religious educational institution; exemption.
The provisions of section 402 related to religion shall not apply to a religious educational institution or an educational institution operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious institution or organization which limits admission or gives preference to an applicant of the same religion.
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