Sacramento Sexual Harassment Law Blog

Discrimination can come in many forms, whether it is based on race, gender, age or sexual preference. A recent case involving disability discrimination has come to a fortunate end. A disabled juvenile hall corrections officer recently won a lawsuit against Orange County after claiming that he faced disability discrimination, retaliation and failure to prevent harassment.

The officer was born with a deformity of the right hand where the hand lacked fingers and a thumb. Due to his disability, he often kept his hand in his pocket because he was self-conscious about the matter.

Sexual harassment in the workplace can create an extremely hostile work environment for the victim of the act and unfortunately, even when those victims speak out, they are not always heard. In a recent case, the voices of sexual harassment victims were finally heard and changes were finally enforced.

Restaurant workers in California can understand that sexual harassment is sometimes hard to identify for managers in the restaurant industry due to a high rate of turnover. But what happens when management blatantly ignores claims of such harassment? That's what happened at a restaurant in Tennessee called Rafael's Italian Restaurant, and now the owners are paying for it.

A woman who worked as the director of a California shelter for victims of domestic violence recently brought a harassment and discrimination lawsuit against her former bosses. A shelter that provides services for women and children in need ought to be the last place to find harassment. However, these allegations show that sexual harassment can occur anywhere.

The African-American director claims that two male board of directors members acted inappropriately over the five years she worked at the charity. She claims both men harassed her verbally and conspired to make her to quit. In addition, one of the men allegedly touched her inappropriately by trying to pull down her shirt so that he could see a tattoo. Other female employees had also complained of similar conduct, but were afraid to report it.

The former director of community relations for the Golden State Warriors is suing one of the team's players for alleged harassment. She has also named two co-executive chairmen, a general manager, and a human resources director in the lawsuit, saying the team did not protect her against harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination. Other charges were listed as well.

The woman says the player harassed her by texting her inappropriate messages, including a photograph of his genitals. The filing says he used a secret cellphone that belonged to the team's equipment manager to send messages. The harassment allegedly started last year and lasted for several months.