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Perspective

Feb. 14, 2014

Employees alleging same-sex harassment gain footing

Until recently, it would have been unlikely to hear about a large verdict in a same-sex harassment case. By Polina Bernstein and Diana Friedland


By Polina Bernstein and Diana Friedland


A few months ago, a Riverside County jury in Moran v. Shah awarded $1.25 million to a female plaintiff who alleged that her male manager propositioned her for oral sex in exchange for a pay raise, sent her pornographic emails, and made inappropriate sexually charged comments to her. It was only the latest in a string of large sexual harassment verdicts awarded to female workers in California.


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