Is an Employer Liable When a Manager Sexually Harasses an Employee Who Doesn’t Report to Them?

When an employee is sexually harassed at work by a manager, supervisor, or senior executive, the employer may face strict liability under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). This means that the employer can be held responsible for the supervisor’s unlawful harassment even if the employer did not know about the misconduct when it Read More …

$5 Million California Workplace Harassment Verdict in Sample v Cemex: What Made the Case So Strong?

A recent $5 million California workplace harassment verdict out of the the Northern District of California illustrates an important point about employment discrimination and harassment cases: the strength of a case often depends not merely on whether illegal conduct occurred, but on the severity of the conduct, the vulnerability of the employee targeted, and the Read More …