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Labor/Employment

Jun. 17, 2010

The Fate of the 'Stray Remarks Doctrine'

Employers face a tougher legal landscape should the state Supreme Court reject a doctrine that prevents employees from pursuring tenuous discrimination claims, says Adriana Cara of the Brown Law Group.

By Adriana Cara

Employers are holding their breaths once again as they await the California Supreme Court's decision in Reid v. Google Inc., expected in late August 2010. The already difficult legal landscape for California employers may become tougher to negotiate should the Supreme Court justices reject the "stray remarks doctrine," which has effectively prevented plaintiff employees from bringing tenuous cases of discrimination bef...

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