Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2102 (2026)

Recognition and declaration of civil right; action arising out of discrimination based on sex or familial status.

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ELLIOTT-LARSEN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

Act 453 of 1976

37.2102 Recognition and declaration of civil right; action arising out of discrimination based on sex or familial status.

Sec. 102.

(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, weight, familial status, or marital status as prohibited by this act, is recognized and declared to be a civil right.

(2) This section does not prevent an individual from bringing or continuing an action arising out of sex discrimination before July 18, 1980 for a claim based on conduct similar to or identical to harassment.

(3) This section does not prevent an individual from bringing or continuing an action arising out of discrimination based on familial status before June 29, 1992 for a claim based on conduct similar to or identical to discrimination because of the age of anyone residing with the individual bringing or continuing the action.

History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 91, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 202, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1980 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 45, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 124, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1992 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 6, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 101 cases (25 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: Hamed v. Wayne Cnty., 803 N.W.2d 237 (Mich. 2011).

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Hamed v. Wayne Cnty., 803 N.W.2d 237 (Mich. 2011). · cites it 4× “, Radtke v Everett, 442 Mich 368, 379 ; 501 NW2d 155 (1993) (quoting the CRA and concluding that “[t]he Civil Rights Act is aimed at the prejudices and biases borne against persons because of their membership in a certain class, and seeks to eliminate the effects of offensive or…”

Rymal v. Baergen, 686 N.W.2d 241 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “MCL 37.2102; MSA 3.548(102). Employers are prohibited from violating this right, MCL 37.”

Rymal v. Baergen, 262 Mich. App. 274 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “MCL 37.2102; MSA 3.548(102). Employers are prohibited from violating this right, MCL *291 37.”

Stevenson v. Superior Court, 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6918 (Cal. 1997). · cites it 2× “151B, § 4; Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2102 ; Minn. Stat. § 181.”

Kassab v. Michigan Basic Prop. Ins., 491 N.W.2d 545 (Mich. 1992). · cites it 4× “] The act further expands on its broad remedial purposes by declaring: 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…”

Chambers v. Trettco, Inc, 614 N.W.2d 910 (Mich. 2000). · cites it 2× “MCL 37.2102; MSA 3.548(102). Employers are prohibited from violating this right, [4] M.”

Elezovic v. Ford Motor Co., 731 N.W.2d 452 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “MCL 37.2102. . . . Employers are prohibited from violating this right, MCL 37.”

Eide v. Kelsey-Hayes Co., 427 N.W.2d 488 (Mich. 1988). · cites it 2× “[ [9] ] [MCL 37.2102(1); MSA 3.548(102)(1). Emphasis supplied.”

Landin v. Healthsource Saginaw, Inc., 38 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 862 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “” MCL 37.2102(1). It is well established that the purpose of the statutes regulating health care professionals, including those set forth in the Public Health Code (under which MCL 333.”

Linda Jackson v. Quanex Corp., 191 F.3d 647 (6th Cir. 1999). “” Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 37.2102 (1) (West Supp.”

Kalich v. At & T Mobility, LLC, 679 F.3d 464 (6th Cir. 2012). “See Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2102 ; Chambers v. Trettco, Inc.”

Diamond v. Witherspoon, 696 N.W.2d 770 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “MCL 37.2102(1). The opportunity to obtain the full and equal utilization of a public service without the discrimination because of sex prohibited by the CRA is recognized and declared a civil right.”

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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2102(1) — 46 cases

Hamed v. Wayne Cnty., 803 N.W.2d 237 (Mich. 2011). “, Radtke v Everett, 442 Mich 368, 379 ; 501 NW2d 155 (1993) (quoting the CRA and concluding that “[t]he Civil Rights Act is aimed at the prejudices and biases borne against persons because of their membership in a certain class, and seeks to eliminate the effects of offensive or…”

Kassab v. Michigan Basic Prop. Ins., 491 N.W.2d 545 (Mich. 1992). “] The act further expands on its broad remedial purposes by declaring: 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…”

Eide v. Kelsey-Hayes Co., 427 N.W.2d 488 (Mich. 1988). “[ [9] ] [MCL 37.2102(1); MSA 3.548(102)(1). Emphasis supplied.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2102(a) — 2 cases

Cassandra Williams v. Port Huron Area Sch. Dist, 455 F. App'x 612 (6th Cir. 2012).

Garrett v. Bd. of Educ. of Sch. D. of Detroit, 775 F. Supp. 1004 (E.D. Mich. 1991).

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2102(i)(ii) — 1 case

Champion v. Nationwide Sec., Inc, 517 N.W.2d 777 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994).

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