Thompson

This is an appeal by Tracor Flight Systems, Inc., the defendant below, after judgment was entered against it in an action for wrongful termination of employment. We affirm the judgment.

Facts

We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the party who prevailed in the trial court, resolving in that party’s favor all issues of credibility and all inferences from the evidence presented. (Jessup Farms v. Baldwin (1983) 33 Cal.3d 639, 660 [ 190 Cal.Rptr. 355 , 660 P.2d 813 ].)

In 1992, plaintiff and respondent Rosie M. Thompson was the director of human resources for the Mojave facility of defendant and appellant Tracor Flight Systems, Inc. As such, respondent was responsible for implementing personnel decisions at the facility. She hired new employees when requested by other members of management, terminated and disciplined employees when directed to do so, and maintained personnel records of employees. In addition, she was the person primarily responsible for the Mojave facility’s compliance with appellant’s equal opportunity requirements as an employer and as a contractor with the federal government. In 1992, respondent acted as appellant’s primary contact for an…