Hugging can create a hostile work environment. Prieto argued he also hugged male employees. She said she saw Prieto hug dozens of other female employees during her 12 years in the department but give male employees mere handshakes. In defending against the suit, Yolo County said Zetwick admitted that she had hugged male co-workers occasionally. Still, the court said, Zetwick argued his hugs were “chest to breast.”A federal district judge dismissed Zetwick’s lawsuit in 2014.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 23, 2017 21:39 UTC