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Coworker’s Off-Duty Conduct Wasn’t Harassment But Employer’s Response May Be
Recently, a California Court of Appeal held that, although an employee could not allege a claim for sexual harassment based on a coworker’s off-duty, nonwork-related sexual conduct, their claim could be based on the employer’s response to that conduct.
Employer’s Undue Hardship Evidence Is Key in Religious Accommodation, Vaccine Mandate Case
Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in a case where a group of Washington State firefighters sued their employer for failing to accommodate their vaccine exemption requests.