Wentworth v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 105 Cal. App. 5th 580 (2024)

Blake Wentworth, formerly a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, sued the University for failure to engage in the interactive process and failure to reasonably accommodate an alleged disability in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), as well as for violating the California Constitution and the

Simers v. Los Angeles Times Commc’ns LLC, 104 Cal. App. 5th 940 (2024)

Former Los Angeles Times columnist T.J. Simers sued the Times for constructive termination of his employment and age and disability discrimination in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act.  After three trials over the course of nine years, a jury awarded Simers $1.25 million (though his lawyer had asked

Garcia v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC, 102 Cal. App. 5th 41 (2024)

On the first day of Isabel Garcia’s employment, she completed onboarding paperwork electronically.  When in 2021, Garcia sued her employer under the Fair Employment and Housing Act alleging a store manager sexually assaulted her, the employer moved to compel arbitration.  Garcia opposed to the motion to compel by denying that she ever actually