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Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2211 (2026)

Different standards of compensation; different terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.

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ELLIOTT-LARSEN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT


Act 453 of 1976


37.2211 Different standards of compensation; different terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.

Sec. 211.

    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.

History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1985–1993 · leading case: Jones v. Cassens Transp., 617 F. Supp. 869 (E.D. Mich. 1985).
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Jones v. Cassens Transp., 617 F. Supp. 869 (E.D. Mich. 1985). · cites it 2× “§ 37.2211, is utterly without merit. Defendant not only was not required by any seniority system to discriminate against plaintiffs as it did; but in fact it discriminated in violation of the applicable contract seniority provisions.”
Frances Jones Beverly Harder Eleanor Murray Linda Wickel & Mary Ruane v. Cassens Transp. Truck Drivers Local 299, 982 F.2d 983 (6th Cir. 1993). “Elliott-Larsen Act, Mich.Comp. Laws § 37.2211; 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(h).”
Carlson v. North Dearborn Heights Bd. of Educ., 403 N.W.2d 598 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “The parties concede that the application of MCL 37.2211; MSA 3.548(211) is determinative.”
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