Jensen

Respondent Wells Fargo Bank obtained summary judgment on appellant Leanne Jensen’s claims for violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq., hereafter FEHA), discharge in violation of public policy, breach of contract, and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. With regard to the FEHA claim, Wells Fargo persuaded the trial court (1) that the disability suffered by Jensen—posttraumatic stress disorder brought on by an attempted bank robbery—did not substantially limit her ability to participate in major life activities, and (2) that she had been reasonably accommodated, principally by being allowed to identify, from a company list of open job postings positions meeting her work restrictions and to compete for them equally against other candidates. We reverse the trial court’s grant of summary judgment as it pertains to the FEHA claim and remand.

Factual and Procedural Background

Jensen began working in banking right out of high school. Her second job was with United California Bank in 1980, and she continued with that company until it merged with First Interstate Bank. She worked for First Interstate until it,…