Two Court of Appeal decisions landed this week under FEHA. One confirms that winning a harassment judgment against a company does not automatically reach the owner’s personal assets. The second,…
Two Court of Appeal decisions landed this week under FEHA. One confirms that winning a harassment judgment against a company does not automatically reach the owner’s personal assets. The second,…
Three Court of Appeal decisions in two weeks. A teacher’s vaccine exemption case draws the line on when unpaid leave satisfies a religious accommodation, a discrimination plaintiff avoids a $15,000…
Two Court of Appeal decisions and a $2 million Labor Commissioner enforcement action round out the last two weeks. A police officer’s vaccine termination case clarifies when FEHA cost awards…
In Kruitbosch v. Bakersfield Recovery Services, a California court held that an employer’s dismissive response to a harassment complaint can independently create a hostile work environment, even when the underlying…
At Sherman Law Corporation, Attorney Lisa Sherman is familiar with a number of common employer defenses to harassment claims raised in response to unlawful harassment claims. These include: Statute of…
A California Court of Appeal upheld a $4 million verdict in Carranza v. City of Los Angeles, holding that a single severe incident can create a hostile work environment and…
A decisionmaker’s ignorance of an employee’s complaint does not shield the employer from a retaliation claim if someone else in the chain (like a supervisor, an investigator, or a recommender)…
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