Labor/Employment
Feb. 7, 2012
Employment lawyers anticipate state Supreme Court's ruling on mixed-motive defense
The state Supreme Court has a new opportunity to address the mixed-motive defense in an employment case that has been fully briefed for more than a year, which means oral argument is likely to come this year.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
At oral argument nearly 20 years ago, Paul Grossman pitched the state Supreme Court a hypothetical to illustrate what he and other employment defense lawyers perceived as an open question in California discrimination law.
In the example, a frail old lady asked to join a professional football team and the coach unleashed a tirade of vicious stereotypes before sending her on her way. Grossman argued the...
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