Alcorn v. Anbro Engineering, Inc.

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• holding that plaintiff’s race-based employment discrimination claim was not covered 3 by Unruh Act
• holding the term “abusive and insulting”
• racial slurs and other discriminatory conduct directed at the employee was a question for the jury
• use of racial epithet in workplace — trial court's dismissal reversed and case remanded for trial
• common law claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress for racially motivated discharge allowed even though racial discrimination in employment prohibited by Section 12940 of the Fair Employment and Housing Act
• after plaintiff presented several union grievances to supervisor, supervisor responded by hurling racial epithets at plaintiff and telling plaintiff he was fired; plaintiff reported incident to upper management, and upper management ratified supervisor’s conduct by firing plaintiff

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