Lonicki v. Sutter Health Central

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

Under the Moore-Brown-Roberti Family Rights Act (Gov. Code,1 §§ 12945.1, 12945.2; hereafter CERA) a full-time employee is entitled to a medical leave of absence for a “serious health condition” that makes the employee “unable to perform the functions of the position of that employee.” (§ 12945.2, subd. (c)(3)(C).) In this case, an employee claiming major depression and work-related stress stopped coming to work and requested medical leave. In the employer’s view, the employee did not have a serious health condition and was capable of performing her duties. The employer…