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California Prison System Settles Employee Lawsuit for $775,000; Second Suit Pending

Loaded on March 15, 2012

Filed under: Staff-Staff Harassment, Retaliation, Retaliation against Staff, Employee Litigation. Location: California.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) employees Edna Miller and Frances Mackey filed a civil lawsuit in state district court relating to alleged sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Cal. Govt. Code § 12940. The court granted the CDCR's ...

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