What is the employer's obligation to respond to a sexual harassment complaint by a nonsupervisory co-worker?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Vasquez v. Pitzer Coll., B246426 (Cal. App. 2014):
To avoid liability for sexual harassment by a nonsupervisory coemployee, an employer must take "prompt, reasonable and efficacious remedial action" in response to a harassment complaint. (Mathieu v. Norrell Corp. (2004) 115 Cal.App.4th 1174, 1185.) "The employer's obligation to take prompt corrective action requires (1) that temporary steps be taken to deal with the situation while the employer determines whether the
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