plenty of people don't get charged or found innocent in trial, and lose the civil suit. in no way, shape or form, is not being charged absolving from civil liability and action taken by employer
if the police do not even open an investigation, or quickly close the investigation, that's one thing. the length of the investigation and the time for the DA to make a decision on charges leads one to believe there is plenty there
next step for Bauer is his appeal, and also, the civil suit he will be facing if he isn't already. and it appears he will lose.