Greenberg

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The following facts are undisputed: Defendant hired plaintiff as a Business Systems Analyst in 2010. In February 2012, plaintiff sent an e-mail, after which he

2 began complaining about “unethical and unprofessional business practices” and “being bullied and discriminated against because [he] sent that email.” In May, plaintiff was reassigned to another supervisor. Two days later, he disclosed he had epilepsy. After a training session held in September, the outside contractor hired to conduct it reported to defendant that plaintiff had questioned the ethics of the executive vice president of human resources. Plaintiff denied making that statement and accused defendant’s human resources department of being unethical. Defendant thereafter terminated plaintiff. Plaintiff sued defendant. The first amended (operative) complaint alleged causes of action for violations of FEHA (discrimination, and failures to accommodate disability, engage in the interactive process, and take all reasonable steps to prevent discrimination and retaliation), unlawful harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, intentional infliction of…