Correctional Officers' Pursuit of Comp Claims Barred Their FEHA Action

A California appellate court ruled that a group of correctional officers were barred from suing their employer for discrimination based on race, ethnicity and national origin because they had already litigated their claims in pursuit of benefits for psyche injuries allegedly attributable to workplace harassment. Case: Ly v. County of Fresno, No. F072351, 09/15/2017, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Va Ly, Travis Herr and Pao Yang worked for the County of Fresno as correctional officers. All three men are Laotian, of Hmong ethnicity. In August 2009, the officers filed a compl...