Tuesday
Jul192005
Important ruling on work place harrassment cases.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at 08:20AM
The California Supreme Court ruled on work place affairs and their legal impact as harassment.
In a ground breaking decision the California Supreme court ruled that women can sue if they are treated worse, simply because they are NOT the paramour of the supervisor, which was the argument before the court in this case. It has profound impact in that employees who are uninvolved in the affair now can sue for damages, and that having an anti nepotism policy in place is not enough, but that even consensual relationships between a superior and subordinate can create a hostile work place for other employees under their supervision.
As many people are aware the recent JOBRA legislation, coupled with the Banks supreme court case have clarified the tax issue for bringing these cases, and coupled with the ability to structure damages, should lead to a surge in this type of litigation.
In a ground breaking decision the California Supreme court ruled that women can sue if they are treated worse, simply because they are NOT the paramour of the supervisor, which was the argument before the court in this case. It has profound impact in that employees who are uninvolved in the affair now can sue for damages, and that having an anti nepotism policy in place is not enough, but that even consensual relationships between a superior and subordinate can create a hostile work place for other employees under their supervision.
As many people are aware the recent JOBRA legislation, coupled with the Banks supreme court case have clarified the tax issue for bringing these cases, and coupled with the ability to structure damages, should lead to a surge in this type of litigation.
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