Rehmani

—In this proceeding petitioner Mustafa Rehmani seeks a writ of mandate to overturn an order granting summary adjudication to his employer, real party in interest Ericsson, Inc. Rehmani contends that the superior court erroneously dismissed his claims of workplace harassment based on national *948 origin and religion, violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Government Code section 12940. 1 We agree with Rehmani that triable issues exist as to Ericsson’s liability for harassment. We will therefore grant the petition and issue the writ.

Background

Petitioner Rehmani, a Muslim bom in Pakistan, worked as a system test engineer for Ericsson from February 2007, when Ericsson acquired Rehmani’s prior employer, to November 13, 2009, the day he was terminated. During his tenure at Ericsson he had coworkers from at least 12 different countries, including India, China, and Pakistan. Three of those coworkers—Amit Patel, Aneel Choppa, and Ashit Ghevaria—originally were, along with Ericsson, the objects of the underlying lawsuit in this case. Rehmani contends that those three harassed him based on his Pakistani nationality and his Muslim faith, and that…