Colmenares v. Braemar Country Club, Inc.

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits employment discrimination based on a physical disability. (Gov. Code, § 12940, subd. (a); 1 see Esberg v. Union Oil, Co. (2002) 28 Cal.4th 262, 267 [121 Cal.Rptr.2d 203, 47 P.3d 1069].) In 1997, defendant Braemar Country Club (Braemar) terminated plaintiff Francisco Colmenares, who had been in its employ for 25 years. Colmenares sued, alleging in part discrimination based on physical disability (a bad back), in violation of the FEHA. (§ 12900 et seq.) In May 2000, the trial court granted Braemar’s motion for summary…