Labor/Employment
Jan. 31, 2003
Plaintiff Cannot Use the Continuing-Violation Theory
Focus Column - Employment Law - By Richard S. Rosenberg and John J. Manier - Under the judicially created "continuing violation" doctrine, an employer may be liable for discrimination occurring outside the statute of limitations where the conduct sufficiently is connected to unlawful actions within the limitations period. The California and U.S. Supreme Courts both have adopted the continuing-violation doctrine in statutory job bias cases. Richards v. CH2M Hill , 26 Cal.4th 798 (2001).
Employment Law
By Richard S. Rosenberg and John J. Manier
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