Mathieu
Mathieu v. Norrell Corp.
Opinion
Opinion
Perluss, J.
Norrell Corporation, a temporary employment agency, placed Laura M. Mathieu with its client Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. Mathieu’s former boyfriend, Richard Fluck, was also employed by Gulf-stream. Once Mathieu began working at Gulfstream, Fluck taunted and harassed her and made it difficult for Mathieu to complete assignments.
After Mathieu’s position at Gulfstream was terminated, she brought suit against Fluck, Gulfstream and Norrell for sexual harassment and sexual discrimination in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code section 12900 et seq. (FEHA) and against Gulfstream and Norrell for unlawful retaliation, common law wrongful termination and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Following Mathieu’s settlement of her claims against Gulfstream and Fluck, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Norrell. Because triable issues of fact exist with respect to Mathieu’s retaliation claim, we reverse the judgment. However, we conclude summary adjudication of her claims against Norrell for sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, wrongful termination and punitive damages was properly granted.