Burke

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Hafsa Burke appeals from the entry of judgment following the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer. The trial court concluded Burke failed to establish any disputed issue of material fact sufficient to defeat summary judgment on her claims for retaliation in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code §12940 et seq.) and wrongful termination in violation of public policy. Burke also appeals the trial court’s award of sanctions against her and her counsel for failure to attend a court-ordered mediation. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A. Burke’s Employment and Allegations Burke was hired by defendants Newegg Enterprises LLC, Newegg, Inc., and Proforce Temporaries, Inc., dba Olympic Staffing Services (Olympic)1 in July 2011 as a temporary employee assigned to help conduct an internal benefits audit of Newegg’s personnel files. She was supervised throughout her employment at Newegg by Maling Huang, Director of Risk Management, Compensation and Benefits. Huang terminated Burke for insubordination on January 10, 2012. Burke filed her complaint on February 3, 2012, alleging causes of action for…