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Labor/Employment

Apr. 24, 2010

Workplace Cases Feel Ripple Effects

The California Supreme Court granted review Thursday on a case that could affect virtually every discrimination and retaliation case against employers filed under the state's anti-discrimination law.

By Catherine Ho

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The California Supreme Court granted review Thursday on a case that could affect virtually every discrimination and retaliation case against employers filed under the state's anti-discrimination law.

In Harris v. Santa Monica, the state's high court can establish whether employers can ask juries to consider a "mixed motive" defense, which could potentially shield empl...

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