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Case Name Yap v. LA Dept. of Water & Power
Date 05/10/2012
Note A claim by a former accountant for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power for disability discrimination failed as a matter of law because there was no evidence that his employer did not seek to accommodate his mental disability.
Citation B230969
WCC Citation WCC 38932012 CA
YAP v. LA DEPT. OF WATER & POWER DANILO YAP, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER, Defendant and Respondent. Plaintiff and appellant Danilo Yap appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of defendant and respondent Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (DWP) in this action for discrimination and retaliation. A position that Yap applied for was abruptly cancelled when it appeared that Yap was entitled to the position. The documents showed Yap was fired from TMC, contrary to information that Yap provided on his employment application. In March 2009, Tan questioned Yap about sick leave that Yap had taken and Yap felt singled out.

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