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Michigan Supreme Court Rules that Harassment on the Basis of Pregnancy is Actionable

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The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that harassment on the basis of pregnancy is actionable as a form of sex discrimination. In Koester v City of Novi a police officer complained about comments made to her concerning her pregnancy by the assistant city manager and supervisory officers. The court ruled that harassment based on pregnancy was a form of sexual harassment because the term "sex7quot; in the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act expressly includes pregnancy. Thus, harassment because of pregnancy was an actionable form of sex discrimination.
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