Mojan P. Shahsavar v. Bluemercury, Inc.

I.

BACKGROUND

On July 25, 2022, Plaintiff filed this wrongful discharge and employment discrimination lawsuit against her former employers in state court. [Doc. # 1 at 2.1] Plaintiff alleges that during her employment, Defendants failed to accommodate her work-related medical condition and ultimately wrongfully terminated her. Before her termination, she had filed a workers’ compensation claim. Id. at 18–19.

Although Plaintiff brings multiple state law claims, two are relevant to the MTR. First, she claims that Defendants retaliated against her under Cal. Gov’t Code § 12490(h), a portion of California’ Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who oppose FEHA-prohibited actions. Second, she brings a claim of wrongful termination in violation of public policy (“WTVPP”), citing § 12490(h) of the FEHA and a California workers’ compensation statute (Cal. Lab. Code § 132a) as the source of the public policy allegedly violated. [Doc. # 1 at 24–27.] She seeks past lost wages, among other damages. Id. at 29.

1 Citations to the record are to the CM/ECF pagination. CV- CIVIL…