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California Supreme Court Addresses "Sexual Favoritism" in the Workplace



by Alice Kwong Ma Hayashi
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - San Francisco Office

Marcia L. Pope
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - San Francisco Office

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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