Legal Opinion
Carrisales v. Department of Corrections
California Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1999No. S073601PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.) 1 declares certain kinds of discrimination and harassment in the workplace to be “unlawful employment practice^].” (§ 12940.) We must decide whether an employee may be personally liable to a coworker for sexual harassment under the FEHA. We conclude that the FEHA does not apply to actions between coworkers not involving a supervisorial relationship.
I. Procedural History
Plaintiff Maryann Carrisales, an employee of the Department of Corrections (Department) sued the Department, two of her…
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