Retaliation

An employee attacked in a parking lot cannot hold the lot owner liable for failing to protect him from an unforeseen attack, according to the California Court of Appeal. (Ericson v. Federal Express, California Court of Appeal, No. D049934, 2008)

A police officer who was harassed by his coworkers after he contracted hepatitis C may sue his employer for creating a hostile work environment, ruled an appellate court.