Labor/Employment,
Judges and Judiciary,
Government
Jan. 22, 2020
Courts must establish sex harassment policies by June 30
Rule 10.351, established last Friday, calls on courts to create definitions for harassment, retaliation and discrimination, and to set up “comprehensive” policies on “reporting, intake, investigatory, and follow-up processes.”
State courts have until June 30 to establish policies on sexual harassment under a rule passed by the Judicial Council. But some worry the policy will be insufficient to make victims feel safe coming forward.
Rule 10.351, established Friday, will apply to superior courts in all 58 counties and the state's seven appellate districts. The policy calls on courts to create definitions for harassment, retaliation and discrimination, and ...
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