Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Claims for Retaliation, Emotional Distress

A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s civil case against his former employer, finding his claims for retaliation and the negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress all failed as a matter of law. Tom Faley worked as a district manager for Ferrellgas Inc. He was supervised by Denise Whisman. Jesse Lamkin was one of two Ferrellgas employees whom Faley supervised. In August 2018, Faley underwent his first performance review in his position as a manager, and he was informed that he needed to improve. In the months that followed, Whisman communi...