A hostile work environment is defined in California as conduct that occurs because of an employee’s sex, race, disability, or other protected traits and creates a hostile, offensive, oppressive, or intimidating work environment. Engaging in this type of behavior by anyone in the workplace is prohibited under the Fair Employment…

California has long had some of the most comprehensive sexual harassment laws in the entire United States, and recent changes to state employment laws have expanded harassment prohibitions to an even wider range of business relationships. This means that employees are no longer the only ones who can have a…

One reason why employees in California might be hesitant to report sexual harassment in the workplace is that, among other reasons, those employees might fear defamation claims brought by the alleged harassers. In an effort to protect California employees who report sexual harassment and sex discrimination, the California legislature passed…

Read all about attorney Sonya Smallet’s case here: https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/article215674090.html