Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co.

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

Plaintiff sued his former employer under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.), alleging that defendant employer failed to reasonably accommodate his physical disability and refused to rehire him in retaliation for plaintiff’s having filed a workers’ compensation claim. Thereafter, defendant learned of information suggesting that plaintiff, to gain employment with defendant, had used another man’s Social Security number.

The trial court denied defendant employer’s motion for summary judgment. When defendant sought a writ of mandate…