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HUGHES v. PAIR

No. S157197.

46 Cal.4th 1035 (2009)

SUZAN HUGHES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CHRISTOPHER PAIR, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

July 2, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hillel Chodos and Deborah Chodos for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Knee, Ross & Silverman and Melanie C. Ross for Defendant and Respondent.

June Babiracki Barlow, Neil Kalin and Grant Michiaki Habata for California Association of Realtors as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

KENNARD, J. —

An employer who sexually harasses an employee can be liable for damages under both federal law (title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)) and California law (the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.)) when the sexually harassing conduct is so pervasive or severe that it alters the conditions of employment. (See Lyle v. Warner Brothers Television Productions...

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