California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Department of Corrections v. State Personnel Bd. (Wallace), 59 Cal.App.4th 131, 69 Cal.Rptr.2d 34 (Cal. App. 1997):
"A discriminatorily abusive work environment, even one that does not seriously affect employees' psychological well-being, can and often will detract from employees' job performance, discourage employees from remaining on the job, or keep them from advancing in their careers." (Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., supra, 510 U.S. at p. 22, 114 S.Ct. at pp. 370-371, 126 L.Ed.2d at p. 302.)
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