Emmons
Emmons v. First Student, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
BACKGROUND
21 The Amended Complaint alleges as follows: Plaintiff was employed by defendant for 22 approximately 5 months, from approximately January 2016 – May 31, 2016, as a bus driver for high 23 school children. Dkt. No. 39 ⁋ 9 (SAC). The SAC alleges that shortly after being hired by defendant, 24 per the advice of her doctor, plaintiff requested being placed on modified work duty due to new 25
27 1 Plaintiff concedes the tenth cause of action should be dismissed and therefore the Court medications she began taking. Dkt. No. 39 ⁋ 20. The paperwork plaintiff submitted to defendant in support of her request for modified work duty disclosed plaintiff is transgender. Dkt. No. 39 at ⁋ 21. Plaintiff alleges defendant told her she did not qualify for modified work duty because she was not injured on the job. Dkt. No. 39 at ⁋ 22. Ms. Emmons was terminated on or about May 31, 2016. Id. at ⁋ 33. With respect to the exhaustion of administrative remedies, the SAC alleges: 34. On August 24, 2016, Plaintiff initiated the exhaustion of administrative remedies process with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) and was …