Thursday, March 27th, 2008
No Individual Liability For Retaliation Under State Law
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that a supervisor could not be held individually liable for retaliation based on sexual orientation, reversing a $155,000 verdict. California state law limits claims for employment discrimination to “employers,” but the same state law prohibits retaliation by “any employer, labor organization, employment agency, or person.” The employee argued that […]