Tag: Lorena Alamo

What Are the Rules for Mixed-Motive Bias in California?

By Denise Rand Apr 14, 2014 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

In early 2013, the California Court of Appeals ruled in favor of an employee in a so-called “mixed-motive” case (when an employer has both unlawful and legitimate reasons for taking an adverse employment action) brought under the state Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

Changes To California Mixed-Motive Rules

By Denise Rand Apr 11, 2014 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Yesterday, we looked at the case of a California employee, Lorena Alamo, who successfully established that her termination was due to improper “mixed motives” (the employer had both unlawful and legitimate reasons for the firing).