Ververka v. Department of Veterans Affairs, 102 Cal. App. 5th 162 (2024)

Donald Ververka alleged that his employer, the California Department of Veterans Affairs (“CalVet”), had terminated him in violation of the whistleblower statute, Cal. Lab. Code § 1102.6.  A jury determined that although Ververka had made protected disclosures that were “contributing factors” in CalVet’s decision to fire him, CalVet was not liable because…