SenateBill224 expands the individuals who may be responsible for #harassment in an #employment #relationship, including #investors, #directors, #producers, #electedofficials, and #lobbyists. #EskridgeLaw

Under #existing #law #liability for #sexualharassment arises when the #victim can prove a #professional or #business #relationship with the #accused, and there is an #inability for the victim to #easily #terminate that relationship. #EskridgeLaw

Under #SenateBill224, the #victim no longer must prove that he/she could not have #easily #terminated the #relationship. #California #EskridgeLaw

SenateBill224 holds the #Department of #FairEmploymentandHousing, or #FEHA, #responsible for #enforcing #sexualharassment #claims. #California #Harassment #EskridgeLaw

SenateBill224 makes it #unlawful to #deny #rights of a #person related to #sexualharassment #actions. #California #Harassment #EskridgeLaw