EEOC Sues PACE Southeast Michigan for Disability Discrimination. Racial Slurs and Offensive Jokes: Using derogatory terms, making jokes, or using language that belittles or mocks an employee's race.This article discusses some of the employment discrimination laws applicable to the private sector in Michigan. The discussion will. It is unlawful to discriminate against an employee because of his or her age, race, sex, disability, pregnancy, religion, or national origin. State Psychiatric Hospital Refused to Hire Older Applicant and Forced an Employee to Quit Because of Age, Federal Agency Charged. According to the EEOC's 2017 statistics, 986 retaliation charges were filed in Michigan last year, making it the most common EEOC claim for the year.