The California Supreme Court has now held that non-management employees cannot be held individually liable for sexual harassment. The company can still be sued if it knew, or should have known, and did nothing, but the harasser cannot be sued personally for harassment. However, the harasser may be sued for assault, battery, defamation or other violations of general civil laws. The Court earlier held that managers can be sued personally if they engage in harassment themselves.
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