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Ninth Circuit Clarification Highlights the Importance of Workplace Investigations
on Thursday, March 20, 2025
In February 2025, the Ninth Circuit revived the Title VII discrimination claims of an Asian woman who was demoted from her job as Postmaster and replaced by a white man. The Court’s decision in Lui v. DeJoy clarifies the standard for employees to make an initial discrimination case and serves as a cautionary tale for employers about the importance of thorough and impartial investigations.
Does Harassment Happen if No One Is Around to Hear it?
on Thursday, September 17, 2020
"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Yes! The same answer holds true for harassment. Whether harassment happens at an in-person happy hour event or in an online virtual happy hour, it still happens.
Nearly a Half a Million Dollars for Harassed Worker
on Thursday, August 22, 2019
Recently, the DFEH settled a harassment case for $450,000. The DFEH charged a mobile home park with violating California law by subjecting an employee to sex and national origin harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.
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