Downey v. Charlevoix County Board

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that statements such as “[i]f I have to, I will get rid of the older guys—you older guys and replace you with younger ones” were direct evidence of discrimination
• finding that the employer’s agent acted on his predisposition towards age discrimination when he repeatedly stated that he was going to “get rid” of all the older workers
• “racial slurs by a decision maker constitute direct evidence of racial discrimination that is sufficient to get the plaintiff’s case to a jury”
• “Although federal precedence interpreting the federal Civil Rights Act is not binding on Michigan courts interpreting our own civil rights statutes, federal precedence can be used as a guidance by Michigan courts.”
• “Although federal precedence interpreting the federal Civil Rights Act is not binding on Michigan courts interpreting our own civil rights statutes, federal precedence can be used as a guidance by Michigan courts.”
• applying these elements in a case involving handicap discrimination

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