Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Disability Discrimination Claim

A California appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of employment discrimination based on a disability, finding that she failed to raise any triable issues of fact. The County of Los Angeles hired Ereni Youssef in 1989. In January 2010, she took a position as a management analyst, more commonly referred to as a case manager, in the return-to-work unit of the risk management section of the Probation Department. The unit manages workers’ compensation claims and compliance activities related to disability issues for the Probation Department. Toyea Sim...