How Hostile Does It Have to Be?
Racist comments or ethnic slurs at work can amount to a “hostile work environment” depending on the number of incidents and the working relationship between the speaker and receiver of…
Harassing Behavior
The following is a list of some sexual harassing behaviors defined by California statutory law: 1. Sexual favors -- unwanted sexual advances or propositions 2. Verbal conduct -- epithets, slurs…
Indirect Sexual Harassment
An employee may have a claim for sexual harassment even when sexually harassing conduct permeates the work environment of the employee, even if such conduct is not directed at the…
Types of Harassment
In California workplace harassment is prohibited. Most people think this only applies to sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is certainly the most common form of harassment we see in our Courts,…
Harassment Feels Wrong
There are several legal definitions of what constitutes actionable workplace harassment. Some definitions are statutory (i.e., created by statute) while others are stated in case law (i.e., set forth by…