3rd DCA Rejects FEHA Claim by Employee Assaulted by Mental Health Patient

A California appellate court ruled that a county employee failed to assert a viable claim for violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act based on her allegation that she was fired for complaining about workplace safety and for filing a workers’ compensation claim. Case: Riley v. County of El Dorado, No. C085338, 09/30/2019, unpublished. Facts: Nicole Riley became a full-time mental health worker at the El Dorado County Psychiatric Health Facility in June 2013. She was subject to a one-year probationary period. Toward the end of 2013, Riley and others raised safety...