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| Case Name | Ezra v. State of California Dep't of Health Services | |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 09/07/2010 | |
| Note | An employer's filing of a Form 1099 with the Internal Revenue Service about a former employee's settlement was not an act of retaliation because it was a business necessity, the 2nd District Court of Appeal concluded. | |
| Citation | B216144 | |
| WCC Citation | WCC 36642010 CA |
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SEVEN HABTNESH EZRA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES et al. , Defendants and Respondents. In January of 2007, DHS filed a Form 1099 with the IRS reporting the payment of the settlement to Ezra. *fn3 The violation is identified as respondents' act of filing the Form 1099 with the IRS "in an effort to harm Ezra. "(The Capital Gold Group, Inc. v. Nortier ( 2009) 176 Cal. App. 4th 1119, 1127; see also, Leader v. Health Indus. Ezra asks this court to reinstate her claim against respondents "by returning it from a state of make-believe to its reality. "
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