Case: Discrimination/Constructive Discharge (E.D. Mich.)

A Black former employee for Great Lakes Water Authority in Michigan may proceed with his claim that he was constructively discharged when he was reassigned from the financial department to the IT department because of his race, the district court said. Although the authority stated that he failed to advance in his career and was reassigned due to poor work performance and a lack of qualifications for promotions; questions remain about whether or not the reassignment was voluntary, because he claimed that he accepted the IT position out of fear of being fired, he alleged that the IT position was ...