Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Medical Foundation CA3

Opinion

BUTZ, J. —

In this action for disability discrimination and wrongful termination, we affirm a summary judgment in favor of the defendant employer. We do so largely because the plaintiff employee’s alleged disability — an inability to work under a particular supervisor because of anxiety and stress related to the supervisor’s standard oversight of job performance — is not a disability recognized in the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.).

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Summary Judgment Standard of Review

“The aim of the summary judgment procedure…