Loggins

Plaintiff Dianne M. Loggins filed this action against her former employer, defendants Kaiser Permanente International, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Southern California Permanente Medical Group (collectively Kaiser), alleging her employment was terminated in retaliation for her complaint that her supervisor had discriminated against her because of her race. Kaiser contended Loggins’s employment was terminated because Kaiser’s investigation confirmed Loggins had devoted excessive work time and work resources to furthering her outside personal business, in violation of Kaiser’s policies.

Kaiser moved for and obtained summary judgment on Loggins’s causes of action for retaliatory employment termination in violation of Government Code section 12940, subdivision (h), and wrongful employment termination in violation of public policy. Loggins argues she raised triable issues of fact on those claims and therefore summary judgment was error.

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FACTS

A. The Employment History

Loggins, an African-American, was employed by Kaiser for 24 years. During her tenure, she made numerous complaints that Kaiser had subjected her to harassment and discrimination because of her…