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California Supreme Court

May 6, 2015

Court: Workers can avoid paying employer's court costs unless the claim is groundless

Workers who lose discrimination lawsuits against their employers only have to pay a defendant company's court costs if the complaint is found objectively groundless, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Workers who lose discrimination lawsuits against their employers only have to pay
a defendant company's court costs if the complaint is found objectively groundless,
the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.


The unanimous decision overturned a previous ruling by the court in addition to three
Court of Appeal decisi...

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