I concur.
I agree with the majority that an employee may bring a common law action for injuries arising from sexual discrimination or harassment without exhausting remedies under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.). However, for the reasons stated in my dissenting opinion in Peralta Community College Dist. v. Fair Employment & Housing Com., ante, page 40 [276 Cal.Rptr. 114, 801 P.2d 357], I disagree with language in the majority opinion asserting that the Fair Employment and *92Housing Commission lacks authority to award compensatory damages for such injuries.
Kennard, J., concurred.