Baykhurazov

Filed 3/27/24 Baykhurazov v. FriendFinder Networks CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

JAKHONGIR BAYKHURAZOV, H050675 & H050994 (Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Appellant, Super. Ct. No. 20CV367170)

v.

FRIENDFINDER NETWORKS, INC. et al.,

Defendants and Respondents.

Plaintiff Jakhongir Baykhurazov was employed by defendants FriendFinder Networks, Inc., and Various, Inc. Consistent with defendants’ employee handbook, defendants terminated plaintiff after he failed to report to work or contact his manager for three days. Plaintiff sued, alleging discrimination and wrongful termination under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.) on the basis of national origin and a medical…