Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, an update/supplemental information on a couple of prior cases that we have discussed previously. First, EEOC v. William Beaumont Hospital, which we discussed here, resulted in a consent decree. The hospital has to pay the plaintiff $30,000 in noneconomic and compensatory damages. Also, within

Before getting started on the blog entry of the day, I wanted to mention a decision decided by the California Supreme Court on July 29, 2024, here. In that case, Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, the California Supreme Court held that: hostile work environment must be viewed in the totality of circumstances;