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Title: Reno V. Baird
Author : California Supreme Court
Release Date : January 16, 1998
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 77 KB

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The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.) *fn1 generally prohibits employers from practicing some kinds of discrimination. We must decide whether persons claiming discrimination may sue their supervisors individually and hold them liable for damages if they prove their allegations. We conclude that the FEHA, like similar federal statutes, allows persons to sue and hold liable their employers, but not individuals. Our Conclusion also applies to common law actions for wrongful discharge. Accordingly, we reverse the Court of Appeal judgment, which held that individual employees may be sued and held liable, and approve the contrary holding of Janken v. GM Hughes Electronics (1996) 46 Cal.App.4th 55 (Janken).