Eric Rojas v. Mission Linen Supply
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
The facts here are drawn from Plaintiff Rojas’s Complaint. Rojas, a Riverside County resident, began working for Defendant Mission Linen in May 2005. (Compl., Doc. 1-1 ¶¶ 1, 5.) His duties included loading trucks, ordering and selling products, and getting new customers. (Id. ¶ 6.) In June 2020, Rojas became disabled and went on a medical leave of absence with Mission Linen’s approval. (Id. ¶ 8.) He resumed employment on June 28, 2021, but after about a week, Rojas reaggravated or experienced an onset of injury, prompting a medical evaluation. (Id. ¶ 9.) Rojas’s healthcare providers put him back on disability and Rojas went on medical leave. (Id. ¶ 10.) From July 2, 2021 to January 1, 2022, Rojas provided regular medical status reports to Mission Linen at two-week intervals. (Id. ¶ 11.) After returning to work on January 1, 2022, ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________