The decisions will not affect employer liability for sexual harassment under Title VII or the state Fair Employment and Housing Act. Nor will they bar potential liability for negligent hiring or supervision. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital , Case No. Table of Cases to check current status of decisions. Subject Index Top of this Page Preparing to open competing business is good cause for discharge The Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento has ruled that supervisors may be fired for preparing to open a business that would compete with their employer.
Employers have the right to expect undivided loyalty from their employees.
That opinion states that a corporate officer does not necessarily breach his fiduciary duty by making some preparations for a new position before leaving the old one. However, that case involved a different issue-whether the employee had committed a tort. Discharge from employment need not wait until the employee commits a tort. Table of Cases to check current status of decisions. Subject Index Top of this Page Full credit bid bars negligence claim against appraiser The Santa Ana division of the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled that a lender's full credit bid at a foreclosure sale bars a later negligence action against an appraiser.