Legal Opinion
Accardi v. SUPERIOR COURT OF VENTURA CTY.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 21, 1993No. B072215PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
Sexual harassment does not necessarily involve sexual conduct. It need not have anything to do with lewd acts, double entendres or sexual advances. Sexual harassment may involve conduct, whether blatant or subtle, that discriminates against a person solely because of that person’s sex.
In this writ proceeding, we hold that sexual harassment occurs when an employer creates a hostile environment for an employee because of that employee’s sex. We also hold that a claim for sexual harassment is not time-barred when there are continuous acts of discrimination over a period of time…
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