Singh

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BALWINDER SINGH, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-0975 NONE JLT ) Plaintiff, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ) GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO v. ) DISMISS ) IKEA DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC., ) (Doc. 6) ) Defendant. ) )

Balwinder Singh was employed as a forklift operator for IKEA Distribution Services, Inc., and seeks to hold his former employer liable for violations of California law. Singh had an accident that caused his right finger to be amputated, and asserts that IKEA wrongfully terminated his employment during his disability leave. Singh seeks to hold IKEA liable for discrimination based on disability, retaliation, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. (Doc. 1.) Defendant seeks dismissal of several causes of action pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. IKEA asserts Singh is unable to state a claim for retaliation under the Labor 25 …