Manos

I. BACKGROUND

In February 2011, the Getty hired Manos as a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) technician at its Los Angeles campus. The position’s physical requirements entailed, among other things, standing, walking, squatting, bending, kneeling, twisting, climbing, driving, pushing/pulling, lifting 30- 40 pounds, and carrying 20-30 pounds. The “physical work environment” included duties inside, outside, in confined quarters and high places, along with exposure to fumes, odors, gases, dust and dirt. Manos was interviewed for the position by John Donohoe, the Facilities Manager, Michael Galindo (Galindo), the Facility Engineer Supervisor, and Robert Margherita (Margherita), the HVAC Lead Technician. The Getty hired Manos as a “HVAC Technician II,” which meant he was responsible for, among other things, maintaining ice machines.

2 A. Manos Complains About His Co-Workers’ Conduct On June 19, 2018, Manos complained to Veronica Leute (Leute), a Human Resources Coordinator, about his treatment at the hands of Galindo, Margherita, and a third employee. Among other things, Manos described feeling “threaten[ed],” “harassed,” and “belittled”; he related that two days…