Just so you know, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just reminded us that there is no black letter rule that courts do not consider hugs and kisses on the cheek to be outside the realm of common workplace behavior. … Continue reading
A FEHA sexual harassment claim filed against Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto was revived by the Ninth Circuit in an unpublished decision after the federal district court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Lessons from the Ninth Circuit: There is … Continue reading
The California Courts of Appeal haven’t been issuing any published FEHA decisions lately, so I look to unpublished decisions to see what’s going on. I found a tawdry case from the Second District which reminded me of Abraham Lincoln’s advice … Continue reading
Congratulations to attorney Marvin Krakow and his team for winning a $1,009,089 verdict against Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. on September 21, 2015 after trial in Van Nuys. Crazy things were going on at the Encino Hospital Medical Center. Its Chief … Continue reading
Here are some ugly accusations from a lawsuit filed by DFEH against Delta Cultivators, a labor contractor. According to this story, Delta Cultivators had two employees who sexually harassed women and who made comments like this: “Mexicans are 5 cents … Continue reading
This is an ugly sexual harassment case. Plaintiff was a phlebotomist employed by a company who had a contract with a police department to provide phlebotomist services. Plaintiff would go to police stations and jails to take blood samples from … Continue reading
When a jury finds that a plaintiff experienced sexually harassing conduct, but finds that the conduct was not sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of employment and did not create a hostile work environment, can a jury’s finding … Continue reading
Wanna get your blood boiling? Then watch Rape in the Fields, a Frontline film documenting the sexual abuse many female immigrant agricultural workers suffer at the hands of their bosses and male co-workers. State Senator Bill Monning introduced SB 1087 … Continue reading
Things have been slow in the California appellate courts publishing opinions affecting FEHA. So here are a couple of recent unpublished opinions. Even though unpublished opinions cannot be cited for precedent, I often read them anyway. In Vasquez v. Pitzer … Continue reading
A former City of Benicia employee sued the City and two supervisors for sexual harassment in violation of FEHA and for retaliation, among other causes of action. The employee and both supervisors were male. Supervisor 1 prevailed on his motion … Continue reading