Tag: Sonoma County

Accommodations: Jury Award for Agoraphobic Worker Slashed by $4 Million

By jessica Aug 12, 2006 Uncategorized

Updated: Aug 12, 2006

In May, we reported that a Sonoma County jury awarded $6.5 million to county MediCal caseworker George Alberigi, who claimed the county’s human services department refused to accommodate his agoraphobia (fear of going outside) and panic disorder when he applied for a promotion. The jury’s verdict included $1.5 million in economic damages and just under […]

News Notes: Who’s A Supervisor For Purposes Of Automatic Employer Liability For Harassing Conduct?

By Jennifer Carsen May 1, 2004 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

April Chapman sued Sonoma County, claiming she was sexually harassed by her supervisor, Brian Enos. A trial court found that the county wasn’t automatically liable for Enos’s conduct because he didn’t qualify as a supervisor under California’s sexual harassment law. Now a California appeal court has reversed that ruling. To be considered a supervisor, an […]