discrimination

A 49-year-old Army veteran says it was age discrimination when a less qualified 23-year-old was hired as the new senior aid for Ottawa County Administrator John Gibbs. Past and present county executives, under oath, admit it is true.

The Governor signed bills Thursday to preserve Obamacare coverage in Michigan even if all or part of the Affordable Care Act is reversed at the federal level.

The new law is known as the “CROWN Act,” an acronym for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair. Supporters say hair discrimination is simply racial discrimination by a different name

Legislation to toughen Michigan’s laws against harassment based on factors like race or religion made it out of a House committee today.

Housing discrimination based on the source of someone’s income would be illegal under Michigan bills that received a committee hearing Tuesday

The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) said the charges filed are in response to two separate complaints that were reported to its department. MDCR is currently investigating 28 complaints of discrimination against the Grand Rapids Police Department.

Language that bars Black, Jewish or female property owners can still be found in many deeds across Michigan and the country. But a bill is advancing in the state to make it easier for residents to formally reject that discriminatory language.

The proposal would have revised the state’s 1976 civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations.

A ballot drive has turned in more than 483,000 signatures for an initiative to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in Michigan by amending the…

Organizers of a Michigan ballot drive to prohibit discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people said Monday they were evaluating whether to…