Janson v. North Valley Hospital

Julie Janson sued North Valley Hospital for sexual harassment and retaliatory discharge. On the issue of her damages, the hospital offered evidence that she failed to disclose a drug conviction on her employment application and that the hospital would have terminated her employment upon the discovery of this fact. In response, Ms. Janson offered evidence that she advised the hospital of her conviction at the time she completed the employment application and, consequently, the hospital knew of her conviction at the time it hired her. The trial court refused to allow evidence regarding the…