Ossanna v. Nike, Inc.

*18Plaintiff is a licensed electrician who previously worked for defendant, Nike, Inc., in its maintenance department. Defendant fired plaintiff after he used one of defendant's on-site basketball courts at a prohibited time. In response, plaintiff sued defendant for, among other things, statutory safety complaint and whistleblower retaliation. Plaintiff alleged that defendant's explanation for terminating his employment was a pretext, and that the real reason that defendant discharged him was to retaliate for safety complaints that he had made about defendant's electrician apprenticeship…