Burroughs

BACKGROUND

“Because this case comes before us after the trial court granted a motion for summary judgment, we take the facts from the record that was before the trial court when it ruled on that motion. [Citation.] ‘We review the trial court’s decision de novo, considering all the evidence set forth in the moving and opposing papers except that to which objections were made and sustained.’ [Citation.] We liberally construe the evidence in support of the party opposing summary judgment and resolve doubts concerning the evidence in favor of that party.” (Yanowitz v. L’Oreal USA, Inc. (2005) 36 Cal.4th 1028, 1037.) Truebeck is a company based in San Mateo County that provides general contractor services for large-scale commercial construction projects. Burroughs began working there in 2008, as its Director of Health and Safety. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing the company’s compliance with safety guidelines and standards applicable to the construction industry. A. The Investigation into a Falsified Training Certificate On December 21, 2017, nearly 10 years into Burroughs’ tenure with the company, an audit of safety training records performed by a company intern…