Aparicio
Aparicio v. Comcast, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
ORDER GRANTING-IN-PART AND DENYING-IN-PART MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Re: ECF No.
Before the Court is Defendant Comcast Cable Communication Management, LLC’s (“Comcast”)' Motion for Summary Judgment. ECF No. 44. The Court will grant the motion in part and deny it in part,
I. BACKGROUND
This is an. action for employment discrimination, Plaintiff Jorge F. Aparicio asserts claims under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), Cal. Gov. Code § 12940 (a), for disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, failure to engage, in an interactive process, failure to prevent discrimination, retaliation, and race and national origin discrimination, and a claim for wrongful termination in violation of California public policy. ECF No. 1-1 (“Compl.”) at 2-3.
A. Factual Background
1. Mr. Aparicio’s Early Employment
Mr. Aparicio was employed by Comcast and its predecessor, AT & T, from 2000 until his termination in September 2014. ECF No. 44-1 at 27; ECF No. 67-3 at 2. Mr. Aparicio is a native of El Salvador and moved to the United States in. 1990. ECF No. 44-1 at 26. He was initially hired as an installer trainee in the Burlingame, California office. Id. He was…