Entertainment & Sports
Mar. 2, 2006
Right to Bias-Free Workplace Outweighs 'Friends' Right to Vulgar Speech
Forum Column - By Crissy Sohl - The California Supreme Court heard arguments Feb. 14 in the sexual harassment case of Amaani Lyle v. Warner Bros. Inc., the so-called Friends case. The case is important because a victory for Lyle would demonstrate that the courts understand how discourse in the workplace - in this case the offices of the TV series Friends - can amount to harassment, even when such discourse is aimed at no one in particular.
By Crissy Sohl
The California Supreme Court heard arguments Feb. 14 in the sexual harassment case of Amaani Lyle v. Warner Bros. Inc., the so-called Friends case. The case is important because a victory for Lyle would demonstrate that the courts understand how discourse in the workplace - in this case the offices of the TV se...
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