CA 1st Denies FEHA in Work Stress Claim

In an opinion certified for publication, the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the employer in a Fair Employment and Housing Act, where the plaintiff claimed discrimination due to work stress and harassment, and explained the necessary factual causal elements necessary to prove a FEHA claim.In Williams vs. Genentech, Inc. (A110611, 05/09/06), Plaintiff began working for Genentech as a receptionist in August 1990. Beginning in 1995, Rona Rios became supervisor of all the receptionists, including plaintiff. At the end of September 2000, Rio...