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Agreement

The Regents of the University of Michigan
and
Graduate Employees Organization
American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Local 3550

May 7, 2002 — February 1, 2005

Continued

APPENDICES

C. Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act

Sec. 202. (1) An employer shall not:

  1. Fail or refuse to hire, or recruit, or 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, height, weight, or marital status.
  2. Limit, segregate, or classify an employee or applicant for employment in a way which deprives or tends to deprive the employee or applicant of an employment opportunity, or otherwise adversely affects the status of an employee or applicant because religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, or marital status.
  3. Segregate, classify, or otherwise discriminate against a person on the basis of sex with respect to a term, condition, or privilege of employment, including a benefit plan or system.

(2) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the establishment or implementation of a bona fide retirement policy or system which is not a subterfuge to evade the purposes of this section.

(3) This section shall not apply to the employment of an individual by his or her parent, spouse, or child.

Sec. 203. An employment agency shall not fail or refuse to produce, refer, recruit, or place for employment, or otherwise discriminate against, and individual because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, or marital status; or classify or refer for employment an individual on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, or marital status.

For the complete Act, refer to the web page at:
State of Michigan —
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/ act_453_elliott_larsen_8772_7.pdf
HRAA — http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/
GEO — http://www.geo2002.org/

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