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E.R.O. No. 1966-1 - Executive Reorganization Order (37.101 - 37.101)
Section 37.101 - Executive Reorganization Order No. 1966-1; Implementing the Order of the State Insurance Commissioner to Hospital Service Corporations Requiring a Non-Discrimination Agreement in Contracts With Participating Hospitals. - WHEREAS on September 21, 1966 David J. Dykhouse, Commissioner of...
E.R.O. No. 1991-20 - Executive Reorganization Order (37.111 - 37.111)
Section 37.111 - Transfer of Powers and Duties of the Michigan Women's Commission, Indian Affairs Commission, Commission on Spanish-Speaking Affairs, and Office of Spanish-Speaking Affairs to the Director of the Department of Civil Rights. - WHEREAS, Article V, Section 2, of the Constitution of the...
E.R.O. No. 2020-3 - Executive Reorganization Order (37.113 - 37.113)
Section 37.113 - Transfer of the Michigan Women's Commission From the Department of Civil Rights to the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity by a Type I Transfer; Transfer of the Michigan Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Childr... - During a series of conversations facilitated by the Michigan Women’s...
Act 536 of 2008 - Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission Act (37.121 - 37.137)
Section 37.121 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 37.123 - Definitions. - Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Asian Pacific...
Section 37.125 - Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission; Creation; Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson; Terms; Vacancy; Appointment. - Sec. 5. (1) The Asian Pacific American affairs commission is...
Section 37.127 - Bylaws; Meetings; Quorum; Voting; Compensation; Administrative Services; Staff. - Sec. 7. (1) Within 90 days after appointment and confirmation...
Section 37.129 - Meetings Held Pursuant to Open Meetings Act; Writings Subject to Freedom of Information Act. - Sec. 9. (1) A meeting of the commission shall be...
Section 37.131 - Commission; Duties. - Sec. 11. The commission shall do all of the following:...
Section 37.133 - Office of Asian Pacific American Affairs; Creation; Director; Administration Services; Staff; Appropriation as Condition. - Sec. 13. (1) Subject to subsection (5), the office of...
Section 37.135 - Office of Asian Pacific American Affairs; Duties. - Sec. 15. The office shall do all of the following:...
Section 37.137 - State Interagency Council on Asian Pacific American Affairs; Creation; Membership; Purpose. - Sec. 17. (1) A state interagency council on Asian Pacific...
Act 44 of 1982 - Polygraph Protection Act of 1981 (37.201 - 37.209)
Section 37.201 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 37.202 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Employee" means...
Section 37.203 - Employer or Employment Agency; Prohibited Conduct; Voluntary Request for Examination by Employee; Requirements and Prohibitions. - Sec. 3. (1) Except as provided in this section, an...
Section 37.204 - Employer or Employment Agency; Prohibited Action Against Employee or Applicant. - Sec. 4. An employer or employment agency shall not take...
Section 37.205 - Confidentiality. - Sec. 5. An employer or employment agency shall not share...
Section 37.206 - Information Obtained From Employee or Applicant During Examination; Inadmissibility in Criminal Proceeding. - Sec. 6. Any information obtained from an employee or applicant...
Section 37.207 - Action for Injunctive Relief or Damages; Damages for Injury or Loss; Attorney's Fees; Damages for Discharge in Violation of Act. - Sec. 7. (1) A person alleging a violation of this...
Section 37.208 - Violation; Penalty. - Sec. 8. A person who violates this act is guilty...
Section 37.209 - Conditional Effective Date. - Sec. 9. This act shall not take effect unless the...
Act 197 of 2014 - Breastfeeding Antidiscrimination Act (37.231 - 37.233)
Section 37.231 - Short Title; Definitions. - Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may...
Section 37.232 - Person With Control Over Public Accommodation or Public Service; Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 2. Except where expressly permitted by state or federal...
Section 37.233 - Civil Action; Injunctive Relief and Damages; Costs; Fees. - Sec. 3. (1) A person alleging a violation of this...
Act 1 of 2000 - Disclosure of Personal Information on Documents (37.251 - 37.252)
Section 37.251 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Local governmental...
Section 37.252 - Delivery of Envelope or Package With Personal Information Visible Prohibited. - Sec. 2. A state agency or a local governmental unit...
Act 71 of 2018 - Fourth Amendment Rights Protection Act (37.261 - 37.263)
Section 37.261 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 37.262 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Electronic data"...
Section 37.263 - Collection of Electronic Data or Metadata by Federal Agency; Assistance or Support by State or Political Subdivision; Limitation; Circumstances. - Sec. 3. This state or a political subdivision of this...
Act 478 of 2012 - Internet Privacy Protection Act (37.271 - 37.278)
Section 37.271 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 37.272 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Access information"...
Section 37.273 - Duties of Employer. - Sec. 3. An employer shall not do any of the...
Section 37.274 - Educational Institution; Prohibited Acts. - Sec. 4. An educational institution shall not do any of...
Section 37.275 - Certain Acts by Employer Not Prohibited or Restricted. - Sec. 5. (1) This act does not prohibit an employer...
Section 37.276 - Powers of Educational Institution to Gain Access to Certain Information. - Sec. 6. (1) This act does not prohibit an educational...
Section 37.277 - Duties Not Created by Act; Liability. - Sec. 7. (1) This act does not create a duty...
Section 37.278 - Violation of Provisions of Act as Misdemeanor; Civil Action; Injunction; Damages; Written Demand and Documentation; Jurisdiction; Affirmative Defense. - Sec. 8. (1) A person who violates section 3 or...
Act 228 of 2013 - Assistance to Agency of Armed Forces (37.291 - 37.291)
Section 37.291 - Investigation, Prosecution, or Detainment of United States Citizen; Aid Prohibited; Exception. - Sec. 1. (1) Subject to subsection (2), notwithstanding any provision...
Act 146 of 2015 - Identification and Patch for Service Animal (37.301 - 37.307)
Section 37.301 - Definitions. - Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Department" means...
Section 37.303 - Voluntary Identification and Patch for Service Animal; Development and Availability; Eligibility. - Sec. 3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the department shall...
Section 37.305 - Telephone Complaint Hotline; Use by Department to Receive Reports; Referral to Law Enforcement Agency. - Sec. 5. The department shall use its existing telephone complaint...
Section 37.307 - False or Fraudulent Affidavit as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 7. A person who knowingly or willingly submits a...
Act 220 of 1976 - Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act (37.1101 - 37.1607)
Article 1 - (37.1101...37.1103)
Section 37.1101 - Short Title. - Sec. 101. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 37.1102 - Opportunity Guaranteed; Civil Right; Accommodation of Person With Disability; Undue Hardship. - Sec. 102. (1) The opportunity to obtain employment, housing, and...
Section 37.1102a - Adoption of Standardized Design; International Symbol of Access; Removal of "Handicapped". - Sec. 102a. (1) The commission shall adopt and post on...
Section 37.1103 - Definitions. - Sec. 103. As used in this act: (a) "Alcoholic liquor"...
Article 2 - (37.1201...37.1214)
Section 37.1201 - Definitions. - Sec. 201. As used in this article: (a) "Employee" does...
Section 37.1202 - Employer; Prohibited Conduct; Exceptions; Access to Genetic Information. - Sec. 202. (1) Except as otherwise required by federal law,...
Section 37.1203 - Employment Agency; Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 203. An employment agency shall not fail or refuse...
Section 37.1204 - Labor Organization; Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 204. A labor organization shall not: (a) Exclude or...
Section 37.1205 - Apprenticeship, on the Job, or Other Training or Retraining Programs; Discrimination Prohibited. - Sec. 205. An employer, labor organization, or joint labor management...
Section 37.1206 - Prohibited Notices, Advertisements, Inquiries, Applications, and Records. - Sec. 206. (1) An employer, labor organization, or employment agency...
Section 37.1207 - Repealed. 1980, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 20, 1981. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to exemptions.
Section 37.1208 - Plan. - Sec. 208. A person subject to this article may adopt...
Section 37.1209 - Contract to Which State a Party; Covenant Not to Discriminate Against Employee or Applicant for Employment; Breach. - Sec. 209. A contract to which this state, or a...
Section 37.1210 - Burden of Proof; Cost of Accommodation as Undue Hardship; Reduction of Limitations; Restructuring Job or Altering Schedule; Applicability of Subsections (2) to (16); Violation; Notices. - Sec. 210. (1) In an action brought pursuant to this...
Section 37.1211 - Powers of Person Under Article. - Sec. 211. A person may, under this article, do 1...
Section 37.1212 - Education and Training Programs. - Sec. 212. The department of civil rights shall offer education...
Section 37.1213 - Article Not in Conflict With Civil Rights Act. - Sec. 213. Nothing in this article shall be construed to...
Section 37.1214 - Accommodation Not Construed as Preferential Treatment or Employee Benefit. - Sec. 214. For purposes of this act, an accommodation required...
Article 3 - (37.1301...37.1303)
Section 37.1301 - Definitions. - Sec. 301. As used in this article: (a) "Place of...
Section 37.1302 - Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 302. Except where permitted by law, a person shall...
Section 37.1303 - Exemptions. - Sec. 303. This article shall not apply to a private...
Article 4 - (37.1401...37.1403)
Section 37.1401 - “Educational Institution” Defined. - Sec. 401. As used in this article, "educational institution" means...
Section 37.1402 - Educational Institution; Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 402. An educational institution shall not do any of...
Section 37.1403 - Educational Institution; Plan. - Sec. 403. An educational institution may adopt and carry out...
Article 5 - (37.1501...37.1507)
Section 37.1501 - Definitions. - Sec. 501. As used in this article: (a) "Housing accommodation"...
Section 37.1502 - Owners, Persons Engaging in Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Brokers, and Real Estate Salesmen; Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 502. (1) An owner or any other person engaging...
Section 37.1503 - Certain Rentals Excepted From MCL 37.1502. - Sec. 503. Section 502 shall not apply to the rental...
Section 37.1504 - Financial Assistance or Financing; Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 504. A person shall not discriminate on the basis...
Section 37.1505 - Information as to Applicant's Credit Worthiness. - Sec. 505. Nothing in this article shall be considered to...
Section 37.1506 - Prohibited Representations. - Sec. 506. A person shall not represent, for the purpose...
Section 37.1506a - Real Estate Transaction; Prohibited Conduct; “Covered Multifamily Dwellings” Defined. - Sec. 506a. (1) A person shall not do any of...
Section 37.1507 - Person Subject to Article; Plan. - Sec. 507. A person subject to this article may adopt...
Article 6 - (37.1601...37.1607)
Section 37.1601 - Administration of Act; Rules. - Sec. 601. This act shall be administered by the civil...
Section 37.1602 - Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 602. A person or 2 or more persons shall...
Section 37.1603 - Adjustment Order; Violation of Terms Prohibited. - Sec. 603. A person shall not violate the terms of...
Section 37.1604 - Other Acts Not Invalidated. - Sec. 604. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as...
Section 37.1605 - Complaints. - Sec. 605. A complaint alleging an act prohibited by this...
Section 37.1606 - Civil Action; Commencement; “Damages” Defined; Compensation for Lost Wages; Notice as Condition to Bringing Civil Action; Applicability of Subsection (5). - Sec. 606. (1) A person alleging a violation of this...
Section 37.1607 - Diminishment of Rights Prohibited. - Sec. 607. This act shall not diminish the right of...
Act 453 of 1976 - Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (37.2101 - 37.2804)
Article 1 - (37.2101...37.2103)
Section 37.2101 - Short Title. - Sec. 101. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 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...
Section 37.2103 - Definitions. - Sec. 103. As used in this act: (a) "Age" means...
Article 2 - (37.2201...37.2211)
Section 37.2201 - Definitions. - Sec. 201. As used in this article: (a) "Employer" means...
Section 37.2202 - Employer; Prohibited Practices; Exceptions. - Sec. 202. (1) An employer shall not do any of...
Section 37.2202a - Designation of Racial or Ethnic Classifications in Writing Developed by Employer; Transmission of Information to Federal Agency; “Writing” Defined. - Sec. 202a. (1) An employer shall do both of the...
Section 37.2203 - Employment Agency; Prohibited Practices Generally. - Sec. 203. An employment agency shall not fail or refuse...
Section 37.2204 - Labor Organization; Prohibited Practices Generally. - Sec. 204. A labor organization shall not: (a) Exclude or...
Section 37.2205 - Employer, Labor Organization, or Joint Labor-Management Committee; Training Programs; Prohibited Practices. - Sec. 205. An employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee...
Section 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. - Sec. 205a. (1) An employer, employment agency, or labor organization,...
Section 37.2205b - Repealed. 1982, Act 45, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to announcing availability of...
Section 37.2206 - Employer, Labor Organization, or Employment Agency; Prohibited Practices. - Sec. 206. (1) An employer, labor organization, or employment agency...
Section 37.2207 - Individual Seeking Employment; Prohibited Practices. - Sec. 207. An individual seeking employment shall not publish or...
Section 37.2208 - Application for Exemption; Bona Fide Occupational Qualification. - Sec. 208. A person subject to this article may apply...
Section 37.2209 - Covenants. - Sec. 209. A contract to which the state, a political...
Section 37.2210 - Plan. - Sec. 210. A person subject to this article may adopt...
Section 37.2211 - Different Standards of Compensation; Different Terms, Conditions, or Privileges of Employment. - Sec. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, it...
Article 3 - (37.2301...37.2304)
Section 37.2301 - Definitions. - Sec. 301. As used in this article: (a) "Place of...
Section 37.2302 - Public Accommodations or Services; Prohibited Practices. - Sec. 302. Except where permitted by law, a person shall...
Section 37.2302a - Applicability to Private Club. - Sec. 302a. (1) This section applies to a private club...
Section 37.2303 - Exemptions. - Sec. 303. This article shall not apply to a private...
Section 37.2304 - Violation. - Sec. 304. Within 30 days after a determination by the...
Article 4 - (37.2401...37.2404a)
Section 37.2401 - Definition. - Sec. 401. As used in this article, "educational institution" means...
Section 37.2402 - Educational Institution; Prohibited Practices. - Sec. 402. An educational institution shall not do any of...
Section 37.2402a - Designation of Racial or Ethnic Classification in Writing Developed by Educational Institution; Transmission of Information to Federal Agency; “Writing” Defined. - Sec. 402a. (1) An educational institution shall do both of...
Section 37.2403 - Religious Educational Institution; Exemption. - Sec. 403. The provisions of section 402 related to religion...
Section 37.2404 - Private Educational Institution; Exemption. - Sec. 404. The provisions of section 402 relating to sex...
Section 37.2404a - Single-Gender School, Class, or Program; Definitions. - Sec. 404a. (1) This article does not prohibit the board...
Article 5 - (37.2501...37.2507)
Section 37.2501 - Definitions. - Sec. 501. As used in this article: (a) "Real property"...
Section 37.2502 - Persons Engaging in Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Brokers, or Real Estate Salesmen; Prohibited Practices; Section Subject to MCL 37.2503. - Sec. 502. (1) A person engaging in a real estate...
Section 37.2503 - Nonapplicability of MCL 37.2502; “Immediate Family” Defined; Information Relative to Marital Status. - Sec. 503. (1) Section 502 does not apply to any...
Section 37.2504 - Application for Financial Assistance or Financing; Prohibited Practices; Nonapplicability of MCL 37.2504(1)(b). - Sec. 504. (1) A person to whom application is made...
Section 37.2505 - Condition, Restriction, or Prohibition Limiting Use or Occupancy of Real Property; Exceptions; Inserting or Honoring Void Provision. - Sec. 505. (1) A condition, restriction, or prohibition, including a...
Section 37.2506 - Real Estate Transactions; Prohibited Representations. - Sec. 506. A person shall not represent, for the purpose...
Section 37.2506a - Use by Landlord of Reasonable Accommodations. - Sec. 506a. This article does not preclude the use by...
Section 37.2507 - Plan. - Sec. 507. A person subject to this article may adopt...
Article 6 - (37.2601...37.2606)
Section 37.2601 - Commission; Powers and Duties Generally; Quorum; Vacancy; Compensation and Expenses; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice; Availability of Certain Writings to Public. - Sec. 601. (1) The commission shall: (a) Maintain a principal...
Section 37.2602 - Department; Powers and Duties Generally. - Sec. 602. The department shall: (a) Be responsible to the...
Section 37.2602a - Repealed. 1992, Act 258, Eff. Dec. 8, 1994. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to business conducted with...
Section 37.2603 - Complaint; Petition for Temporary Relief or Restraining Order; Notice of Pendency of Action. - Sec. 603. At any time after a complaint is filed,...
Section 37.2604 - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law; Final Order Dismissing Complaint; Copies of Order. - Sec. 604. If the commission, after a hearing on a...
Section 37.2605 - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law; Cease and Desist Order; Amendment of Pleadings; Findings and Order Based Thereon; Copies of Order; Scope of Action Ordered; Certification of Violation to Licensing or Contracting Agency. - Sec. 605. (1) If the commission, after a hearing on...
Section 37.2606 - Appeals. - Sec. 606. (1) A complainant and a respondent shall have...
Article 7 - (37.2701...37.2705)
Section 37.2701 - Prohibited Conduct. - Sec. 701. Two or more persons shall not conspire to,...
Section 37.2702 - Violation of Order Prohibited. - Sec. 702. A person shall not violate the terms of...
Section 37.2703 - Revocation or Suspension of License. - Sec. 703. If a certification is made pursuant to section...
Section 37.2704 - Termination of Contract. - Sec. 704. Upon receiving a certification made under section 605(4),...
Section 37.2705 - Construction of Act. - Sec. 705. (1) This act shall not be construed as...
Article 8 - (37.2801...37.2804)
Section 37.2801 - Action for Injunctive Relief or Damages; Venue; “Damages” Defined. - Sec. 801. (1) A person alleging a violation of this...
Section 37.2802 - Costs of Litigation. - Sec. 802. A court, in rendering a judgment in an...
Section 37.2803 - Legal or Equitable Remedies. - Sec. 803. This act shall not be construed to diminish...
Section 37.2804 - Repeal of MCL 423.301 to 423.311, 37.1 to 37.9, and 564.101 to 564.704. - Sec. 804. Act No. 251 of the Public Acts of...
E.R.O. No. 1993-13 - Executive Reorganization Order (37.2901 - 37.2901)
Section 37.2901 - Transfer of Powers and Duties of the Michigan Martin Luther King, jr., Holiday Commission From the Department of Management and Budget to the Department of Civil Rights by a Type II Transfer. - WHEREAS, Article V, Section 2, of the Constitution of the...