Friedman v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TURNER, P. J.—
I. Introduction
Jerold Daniel Friedman (plaintiff) appeals from a judgment entered after the general demurrers of Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (defendants), were sustained without leave to amend. In the published portion of this opinion, we resolve the question of whether veganism is a “religious creed” within the meaning of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Government Code 1 section 12940. We conclude veganism is not a “religious creed” within the meaning of the…
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