It is likely that readers in California hear a lot in the news about disgruntled employees who feel they are being treated unfairly and, as a result, bring a lawsuit against their employer. Often in these employee-related lawsuits, the employee ends up with a windfall in a final judgment against the employer.
These windfall cases are the ones that most often make the news. However, employers in California will be interested to hear about a recent case that did not end up so rosy for the employee.
A county sheriff in California recently filed a lawsuit for alleged retaliation and discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. He claimed that he had trouble getting along with his co-workers and that his partners were frequently asking for transfers. When he and one of his partners got into a heated argument that resulted in the two yelling at each other, he claimed he worked in a hostile environment. The lawsuit was filed shortly thereafter.
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