Sexual Harassment

Workplace Harassment Suit Filed By Sacramento-area Hispanics, Part 2 of 18

May 7, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.)

PARTIES
7. At all times herein mentioned, Defendant UNIVERSAL CLOTHING COMPANY, LLC. (hereinafter “UCC”) and Does 1 to 100, inclusive, was a corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, and/or limited liability corporation, duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California and doing business in the County of Sacramento, State of California, with its current principal place of business located at 1234 Main Street, West Sacramento, California and is an employer as defined in Government Code § 12926 (c).8. At all times mentioned, Defendant PAUL SMITH (hereinafter “Paul Smith”), is and has been a resident of the County of Sacramento, and was a manager, managing agent, supervisor, employee, officer, director, owner and/or partner of Defendant UCC.
9. At all times mentioned, Defendant DAVID SMITH (hereinafter “David Smith”), is and has been a resident of the county of Sacramento, and was a manager, managing agent, supervisor, employee, officer, director, owner and/or partner of Defendant UCC.
10. At all times mentioned, Plaintiff ROSA BROWN (hereinafter “Brown”), is and has been a resident of the County of Sacramento, State of California.
11. At all times mentioned, Plaintiff MANUEL WHITE (hereinafter “White”), is and has been a resident of the County of Los Angeles, state of California.

West Sacramento Workers Sue for Sexual Discrimination, Part 1 of 18

May 5, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.)

PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 12940 ET SEQ.

PLAINTIFFS, ROSA BROWN, MANUEL WHITE and PATRICIA GREEN, jointly and/or severally allege as follows:

GENERAL ALLEGATIONS BY PLAINTIFFS AGAINST DEFENDANTS FOR VIOLATION OF EMPLOYMENT CIVIL RIGHTS
1. This is an action for damages to redress the deprivation of rights secured to Plaintiffs by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (hereinafter “FEHA”), Government Code § 12940, et seq.
2. Plaintiffs seek to obtain relief against their former employer, the Defendants named herein and its agents and employees for subjecting Plaintiffs to discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation on account of Plaintiffs’ sex, race, national origin and association. Additionally, Plaintiffs seek compensatory and exemplary damages for discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation.
3. This action is brought pursuant to the California FEHA, California Government Code § 12940 et seq. Pursuant to said Act, Plaintiffs filed timely charges of discrimination regarding the acts and practices of Defendants alleged herein.
4. The true names and capacities, whether individual, associate, corporate or otherwise of Defendants Does 1 to 100 inclusive and each of them are unknown to Plaintiffs at this time who, therefore, sues said Defendants by such fictitious names. Plaintiffs will amend this complaint to state their true names and capacities when same have been ascertained. Plaintiffs are informed and believe and thereon allege, that each of the defendants designated herein as a Doe is responsible in some manner for the events and occurrences herein described and is liable to Plaintiffs for the damages as herein alleged.

Sexual Harassment in the California Workplace

April 17, 2009 | by Moseley Collins

Sexual harassment is unwanted and unwelcome behavior, or attention, of a sexual
nature that interferes with your life. Sexual advances, forced sexual activity, statements
about sexual orientation or sexuality, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or
physical conduct of a sexual nature all constitute sexual harassment. The behavior
may be direct or implied. Sexual harassment can affect an individual’s work or school

performance, and can create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment.

Sexual harassment can occur in a number of ways, such as:

The victim as well as the harasser can be either male or female. The

harasser does not have to be of the opposite sex.

The harasser can be anyone: the victim’s supervisor, a client, a co-worker, a

teacher or professor, a schoolmate, a stranger, even a family member.

The harasser’s behavior must be unwelcome.

The victim does not have to be the person directly harassed but can be anyone

who finds the behavior offensive and is affected by it.

While adverse effects on the victim are common, this does not have to be the

case for the behavior to be unlawful.

The harasser may be completely unaware that their behavior is offensive or
constitutes sexual harassment, or they may be completely unaware that their
actions could be unlawful.