Legal Opinion
Rope v. Auto-Chlor System of Washington, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 16, 2013No. B242003PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
When he was hired in September 2010, plaintiff Scott Rope informed his employer, defendant Auto-Chlor System of Washington, Inc. (Auto-Chlor), he planned in February 2011 to donate a kidney to his physically disabled sister and requested that he be given leave to do so. Rope later requested that the leave be extended and paid under the then newly enacted Michelle Maykin Memorial Donation Protection Act (DPA), Labor Code sections 1508-1513, which would become effective January 1, 2011. Rope was fired two days before the DPA became effective. He sued his former employer for…
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