Labor/Employment
Mar. 18, 2015
Employers can't stop harassment if it doesn't exist
A recent decision provides welcome guidance about when an employer is liable for failing to prevent sexual harassment or discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Timothy D. Reuben
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Reuben, Raucher & Blum
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Reuben is the founder and CEO at Reuben Raucher & Blum. Alongside his extensive career as a civil litigator specializing in complex matters at both the trial and appellate level, he serves pro bono as a temporary judge and settlement officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court, as well as a fee arbitrator for the LA County Bar.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal's recent decision in Dickson v. Burke Williams Inc., B253154 (March 6, 2015), provides welcome guidance about when an employer is liable for failing to prevent sexual harassment or discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).
Plaintiff Domaniqueca Dickson, a massage therapist, filed an employment action against her employer, Burke Williams Inc., alleging that two customers sexually and racially harassed and discriminated...
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