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1 Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq (proposed legislation) . 2 Gov. Code, § 12940, subd. (k). (proposed legislation) Only employers have the duty to prevent discrimination, including harassment. Therefore, individual supervisors cannot be held personally liable for failing to investigate or otherwise failing to stop harassment. Fiol v. Doellstedt (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 1318 [58 Cal.Rptr.2d 308], review den. 3 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") is the agency responsible for enforcing the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the ADEA and the ADA, prohibiting discrimination, including harassment, in the workplace. 4 Policy Guidance on Current Issues of Sexual Harassment , Section E, 8 FEP Manual 405:6699 (Mar. 19, 1990) 5 Weger v. City of Ladue (8th Cir. 2007) 500 F.3d 710; Nichols v. Azteca Restaurant Enterprises, Inc. (9th Cir. 2001) 256 F.3d 864; Fuller v. City of Oakland, Cal. (9th Cir. 1995) 47 F.3d 1522, as amended. 6 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Charge Statistics for fiscal years 1997 through 2016 can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/charges.cfm. 7 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Litigation Statistics for fiscal years 1997 through 2016 can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/litigation.cfm . 8 Policy Guidance on Current Issues of Sexual Harassment, Section E, 8 FEP Manual 405:6699 (Mar. 19, 1990). Contra: Hardage v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (9th Cir. 2005) 427 F.3d 1177, amended on den. of rehg. (9th Cir. 2006) 433 F.3d 672 and (9th Cir. 2006) 436 F.3d 1050. 9 Van Zant v. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (2d Cir. 1996) 80 F.3d 708, 715. 10 Varner v. National Super Markets, Inc. (8th Cir. 1996) 94 F.3d 1209, 1213, cert. den. by (1997) 519 U.S. 1110 [117 S.Ct. 946]. 11 Waymire v. Harris County, Tex. (5th Cir. 1996) 86 F.3d 424. 12 Weger v. City of Ladue (8th Cir. 2007) 500 F.3d 710, rehg. and rehg. en banc den. 13 Carmon v. Lubrizol Corp. (5th Cir. 1994) 17 F.3d 791. 14 Steiner v. Showboat Operating Co. (9th Cir. 1994) 25 F.3d 1459, cert. den. (1995) 513 U.S. 1082 [115 S.Ct. 733]. 15 Cal. Code Regs., tit. 5, §§ 4600–4633. 16 Department of Fair Employment & Housing v. Lyddan Law Group and Jeffrey Lyddan (Oct. 19, 2010) FEHC Dec. No. 10-04- P. 17 California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Workplace Harassment Guide for California Employers (May 2, 2017), p. 4. 18 Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 11023. 19 Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 11023, subd. (b). 20 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k)(proposed legislation); Gov. Code, §§ 12926, subd. (p)(proposed legislation), 12940, subd. (j)(4)(C); Steiner v. Showboat Operating Co. (9th Cir. 1994) 25 F.3d 1459, 1463, cert. denied (1995) 513 U.S. 1082 [115 S.Ct. 733]; Badih v. Myers (1995) 36 Cal.App.4th 1289 [43 Cal.Rptr.2d 229], review den. (pregnancy harassment). 21 Matthews v. Superior Court (1995) 34 Cal.App.4th 598, 603 [40 Cal.Rptr.2d 350], as mod. on den. of rehg. (May 17, 1995); Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. (1993) 510 U.S. 17, 21–22 [114 S.Ct. 367]; Kelly v. City of

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