LaNetra Kellar v. The Yunion, Inc.

Date: 10-31-2025

Case Number: 21-cv-12133

Judge: F. Kay Behm

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Genessee County)

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Description: Flint, Michigan, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination toery.

aNetra Kellar sued her former employer, The Yunion, Inc. (“Yunion”), for discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination.

Yunion is a nonprofit organization that provides educational programming and family services to at-risk youth in the Detroit area. As is the case for many nonprofits, Yunion relies on grants and public funding to operate. Yunion had a relationship with Wayne County, Michigan that was particularly important. Through three contracts with Wayne County, Yunion was able to fund its diversion department, the sector of Yunion’s operations that supported students with an elevated risk of interacting with the juvenile justice system. Yunion performed its services and obtained funding from Wayne County through a reimbursement structure—the more services Yunion performed, the more funding it would receive. While Yunion historically relied on independent contractors to provide its services, in 2018, Yunion and Wayne County implemented a new program model that would fund a full-time case manager position for the diversion department. Yunion relied on projected Wayne County reimbursements to maintain this position

Outcome: Motion for summary judgment granted.

Affirmed

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