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California Supreme Court Addresses "Sexual Favoritism" in the Workplace by Alice Kwong Ma Hayashi
Marcia L. Pope
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
San Francisco Office
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August 24, 2005
Previously published on August 3, 2005
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that an employee may establish a prima facie case of sexual harassment under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) by demonstrating that widespread sexual favoritism was severe or pervasive enough to alter her or his working conditions and create a hostile work environment. Miller v. Dep't of Corrections, 30 Cal. Rptr. 3d 797 (Cal. July 18, 2005).
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