Arn

Arn v. News Media Group

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175 F. App'x 844
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 4, 2006No. 04-16142California998 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

*846 MEMORANDUM ***

Alfred Arn appeals from the district court’s grant of News Media Groups’ motion for summary judgment on Arn’s claims of retaliation and failure to accommodate a disability in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and his claim of wrongful termination in violation of public policy. We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo and view the evidence in the light most favorable to Arn. Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1131 (9th Cir.2000).

To establish a failure to accommodate in violation of FEHA, Arn must demonstrate that his employer was aware of his disability and refused to accommodate it. See Brundage v. Hahn, 57 Cal.App.4th 228 , 66 Cal.Rptr.2d 830, 835 (1997). While Arn had several conversations with his managers in which he indicated that his job situation was stressful, these conversations were overly vague. Arn never informed his employer that his stress was causing a disability or that he needed accommodations. The summary judgment in favor of News Media Group is AFFIRMED on Arn’s claim of a failure to accommodate.

To establish a prima facie case of retaliation under FEHA, Arn must demonstrate that he…

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