2nd DCA Rejects Hospital Worker's Claim of Discrimination, Retaliation

A California appellate court rejected a hospital employee’s claims of discrimination and retaliation for pursuing a workers’ compensation claim. Case: McKellar v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, No. B285462, 11/28/2018, unpublished. Facts: Christine McKellar began working at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 2000. In January 2016, she provided Cedars with a note from Dr. Stephanie Koven excusing her from work from Jan. 11 through Jan. 25. On Jan. 25, McKellar gave Cedars a note from a Gayle K. Windman, a psychologist, indicating McKellar was seeing Windman for “emotional str...