California Supreme Court
Dec. 6, 2012
State Supreme Court wrestles with hot-button discrimination law issue
State high court wrestles with whether employers can avoid liability if they admit to discrimination but prove they would have fired the employee regardless.
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LOS ANGELES - No clear victor emerged in high-energy oral arguments Tuesday before the state Supreme Court on the issue of whether employers can avoid liability in discrimination cases by claiming they would have taken the same action regardless of whether there was some discrimination.
The state Supreme Court justices pestered lawyers on both sides of the case with a const...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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