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Worker Who Quit Can’t Pursue Claims of Race and Age Bias

April 16, 2019

Via: SHRM
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An employee who voluntarily left her job couldn’t sue her former employer for race and age discrimination, the California Court of Appeal ruled. Although the employee claimed that her supervisor made her job so stressful she had no choice but to quit, she didn’t show that a reasonable worker would find the conditions intolerable, which is required for a finding of forced resignation.

In the absence of a forced resignation, also known as constructive discharge, the employee suffered no adverse employment action and so could not pursue her claims.

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