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Labor/Employment

Dec. 24, 1999

Lone Harasser

Lone Harasser Non supervisory Employee Cannot Be Held Personally Liable Under FEHA The court considered and rejected appellant's argument that imposing personal liability on co-workers is necessary to deter harassment effectively.

        By Johnny Darnell Griggs
        
        The California Supreme Court, in Carrisales v. Department of Corrections, 1999 DAR 12439 (Dec. 10, 1999), has held that a non supervisory employee, even one who engages in egregious acts of harassment, cannot be held personally liable for harassment under the California Fair Employment and Hou...

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