Atkins v. City of Los Angeles

Opinion

SEGAL, J.—

INTRODUCTION

A jury found that the City of Los Angeles (City) violated the rights of five recruit officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (Department) under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) when the Department terminated or constructively discharged them from the police academy (Academy). Each of the recruits suffered temporary injuries while training at the Academy. At the time they were injured, the Department had been assigning injured recruits to light-duty administrative positions indefinitely until their injuries healed or they became…