Haligowski v. Superior Court, 200 Cal. App. 4th 983 (2011)
While employed by Safway Services, Inc., Lieutenant Mario Pantuso was called to active duty with the United States Navy. When Pantuso returned from his six-month deployment in Iraq and asked for his job back, his immediate supervisor and the regional manager informed him that he was terminated from employment. Pantuso sued Safway and the
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ADA “Impliedly Amended” The National Bank Act’s Termination-at-Pleasure Clause
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Quinn v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 196 Cal. App. 4th 168 (2011)
Robert Quinn, a former senior vice president of U.S. Bank, alleged he was denied accommodation, harassed and terminated because of a physical disability in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act. U.S. Bank obtained summary judgment from the trial court on the ground that Quinn’s FEHA claims were preempted by the dismissal-at-pleasure…
Supervisor May Be Sued For Retaliation In Response To Complaints About Discrimination
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Walrath v. Sprinkel, 99 Cal. App. 4th 1237 (2002)
Richard Walrath sued his former employer, Hatcher Press, Inc., for wrongful demotion and discrimination, among other things, and joined his former supervisor in a claim for retaliation in violation of public policy. In his lawsuit, Walrath alleged that he had been retaliated against for complaining about being passed over for a job by younger workers.…