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| Case Name | Espinoza v. County of Orange | |
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| Date | 02/09/2012 | |
| Note | A California appellate court affirmed an $820,700 disability harassment award for an Orange County juvenile probation officer on Thursday, after concluding that the trial court rightfully considered hurtful comments that were posted on a co-worker's blog. | |
| Citation | G043067 | |
| WCC Citation | WCC 38562012 CA |
ESPINOZA v. COUNTY OF ORANGE RALPH ESPINOZA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF ORANGE, Defendant and Appellant. Defendant County of Orange appeals from a judgment in favor of its employee, plaintiff Ralph Espinoza, in his action for harassment based on disability and failure to prevent harassment under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq. Plaintiff began working for the Orange County Probation Department (department) in July 1996 when he was in his 30's. It also ain't run by O. C. E. A. ," the last presumably referring to the Orange County Employees Association. In Mokler v. County of Orange (2007) 157 Cal. App. 4th 121 we held the alleged sexual harassment of plaintiff was not sufficiently pervasive or severe to sustain a judgment under FEHA.
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