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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Employment — Disability – Anxiety – Michigan Lawyers Weekly - Michigan Lawyers Weekly

Where a defendant hospital was awarded summary judgment on state and federal claims asserted by a plaintiff nurse claiming that her anxiety was the reason for her termination, that judgment should be upheld because (1) the plaintiff failed to prove that the employer’s stated performance-related reason for her discharge was a pretext for discrimination and (2) the Elliott-Larsen Act does not protect against discrimination based on a disability.

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