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| Case Name | M.F. v. Pacific Pearl Hotel Management | |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 10/26/2017 | |
| Note | A California appellate court ruled that a hotel worker could proceed with a claim against her employer under the Fair Employment and Housing Act for failing to protect her from sexual assault by a trespasser who was known to be on the property and harassing other members of the staff. | |
| Citation | D070150 | |
| WCC Citation | Super. Ct. No. 37-2014-00039787- CU-PO-CTL |
Filed 10/26/17 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA . Â Â Â Â Â Â Â M. F. , Plaintiff and Appellant, . Â Â Â Â Â Â Â v. . Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PACIFIC PEARL HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC, Defendant and Respondent. . Â Â Â Â Â Â Â D070150 . Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (Super. II BACKGROUND . Â Â Â Â Â Â According to the allegations in the complaint, which we must accept as true for purposes of this appeal (Yvanova v. New Century Mortgage Corp. (2016) 62 Cal. 4th 919, 924), M. F. worked for Pacific Pearl Hotel Management, LLC (Pacific) as a housekeeper at its five-building hotel property. . Â Â Â Â Â Â The trespasser approached housekeepers cleaning hotel rooms three times while he walked around the hotel property. . Â Â Â Â Â Â On the third occasion, the trespasser went to the hotel room M. F. was cleaning.
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