Introduction

The Michigan Supreme Court has held that the approach in McDonnell Douglas Corp v Green, 411 US 792, 800; 93 S Ct 1817, 1823; 36 L Ed 2d 668, 676 (1973) is not the proper subject of an instruction to a jury. Hazle v Ford Motor Co, 464 Mich 456; 628 NW2d 515 (2001). See also the discussion of the McDonnell Douglas formulation in the Introduction to Chapter 105 Employment Discrimination.