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| Case Name | Board of Chiropractic Examiners v. Superior Court of Sacramento County (Carole Arbuckle) | |
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| Date | 02/26/2009 | |
| Note | An employee of the California Chiropractic Board of Examiners who claims she was harassed at work after pointing out that the board's chairwoman had been practicing without a license was not required to exhaust all administrative remedies before filing a civil whistleblower complaint. | |
| Citation | S151705 | |
| WCC Citation | WCC 35002009 CA |
Ct. No. 03AS00948 STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS et al. , Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Respondent; CAROLE M. ARBUCKLE, Real Party in Interest. Here, the employee filed a complaint with the State Personnel Board, and the board issued adverse findings. She was hired as an office assistant by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners (SBCE) and was eventually promoted to management services technician. The trial court denied the motion, but the Court of Appeal issued an alternative writ and stayed the proceedings in the trial court. Only then, the Court of Appeal held, could Arbuckle pursue a civil damages action in superior court.
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