MILLER v. C. A. MUER CORP.

Docket Nos. 71647, 72852. (Calendar Nos. 9, 10).

420 Mich. 355 (1984)

362 N.W.2d 650

MILLER v. C A MUER CORPORATION LOWRY v. SINAI HOSPITAL OF DETROIT

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided December 28, 1984.

Released January 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fieger & Fieger, P.C. (by Geoffrey N. Fieger), for plaintiff Miller.

Karl R. Bennett, Jr., P.C. (by Karl R. Bennett, Jr.), for defendant C.A. Muer Corporation.

Plunkett, Cooney, Rutt, Watters, Stanczyk & Pedersen, P.C. (by John P. Jacobs), for plaintiff Lowry.

Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn (by A. David Mikesell) for defendant Sinai Hospital of Detroit.


LEVIN, J.

In these cases, consolidated on appeal, the defendant employers promulgated antinepotism policies applicable to the employment of relatives, including spouses.1 The principal question is whether the policies impermissibly discriminate on the basis of "marital status" within the meaning of § 202 of the Michigan civil rights act.2 We hold that the policies...

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