22 Cited authorities

Yanowitz v. L'Oreal USA Inc.
36 Cal.4th 1028 (Cal. 2005) Cited 1,579 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that to establish a "protected activity," an "employee's communications to the employer [must] sufficiently convey the employee's reasonable concerns that the employer has acted or is acting in an unlawful discriminatory manner."
Morgan v. Regents of University of California
88 Cal.App.4th 52 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) Cited 652 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding plaintiff "must obtain from the [DFEH] a notice of right to sue in order to be entitled to file a civil action in court based on violations of FEHA"
Romano v. Rockwell Internat., Inc.
14 Cal.4th 479 (Cal. 1996) Cited 585 times
Holding that a FEHA action for discriminatory discharge does not commence until the actual discharge
Green v. Ralee Engineering Co
19 Cal.4th 66 (Cal. 1998) Cited 486 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that an employee who reported the sale of defective aircraft parts did state a claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy because his action was directly connected to federal regulation of air safety
Bass v. Bd. of Cty. Comm'rs
256 F.3d 1095 (11th Cir. 2001) Cited 441 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that an employer's "actions which deprived [an employee] of compensation which [s]he otherwise would have earned clearly constitute adverse employment actions for purposes of Title VII"
City v. Merrill Lynch
68 Cal.App.4th 445 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998) Cited 459 times
Holding allegation that brokerage firm encouraged client to undertake "imprudent and unsuitable" investment program that included "speculative investments in extremely volatile securities, risky transactions in highly leveraged interest-bearing instruments, and excessive commissions" sufficient to state a claim for breach of fiduciary duty
Campbell v. Regents of University of California
35 Cal.4th 311 (Cal. 2005) Cited 375 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding generally that "where an administrative remedy is provided by statute, relief must be sought from the administrative body and this remedy exhausted before the courts will act" without explicitly addressing exhaustion before the Labor Commissioner under section 98.7
Richards v. CH2M Hill, Inc.
26 Cal.4th 798 (Cal. 2001) Cited 403 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that, in the context of FEHA claims, "[i]f the employer has made clear in word and deed that the employee's attempted further reasonable accommodation is futile, then the employee is on notice that litigation, not informal conciliation, is the only alternative for the vindication of his or her rights"
Wideman v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
141 F.3d 1453 (11th Cir. 1998) Cited 416 times
Holding "Title VII's protection against retaliatory discrimination extends to adverse actions which fall short of ultimate employment decisions"
Fisher v. San Pedro Peninsula Hosp.
214 Cal.App.3d 590 (Cal. Ct. App. 1989) Cited 508 times
Holding that despite sufficiently pled sexual harassment by a physician, plaintiff must also sufficiently plead employer ratified acts to plead prayer for punitive damages against employer

Tami Piscotty vs. City of Westminster

22 Cited authorities

Holding that to establish a "protected activity," an "employee's communications to the employer [must] sufficiently convey the employee's reasonable concerns that the employer has acted or is acting in an unlawful discriminatory manner."

Holding plaintiff "must obtain from the [DFEH] a notice of right to sue in order to be entitled to file a civil action in court based on violations of FEHA"

Holding that a FEHA action for discriminatory discharge does not commence until the actual discharge

Holding that an employee who reported the sale of defective aircraft parts did state a claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy because his action was directly connected to federal regulation of air safety

Holding that an employer's "actions which deprived [an employee] of compensation which [s]he otherwise would have earned clearly constitute adverse employment actions for purposes of Title VII"

Holding generally that "where an administrative remedy is provided by statute, relief must be sought from the administrative body and this remedy exhausted before the courts will act" without explicitly addressing exhaustion before the Labor Commissioner under section 98.7

Holding "Title VII's protection against retaliatory discrimination extends to adverse actions which fall short of ultimate employment decisions"

Holding that despite sufficiently pled sexual harassment by a physician, plaintiff must also sufficiently plead employer ratified acts to plead prayer for punitive damages against employer