California Court of Appeal

An adverse employment action within the meaning of a Fair Employment and Housing Act retaliation claim requires proof that the employer substantially and materially adversely affected the terms and conditions of the plaintiff's employment, and the plaintiff satisfied this test by showing the retaliation eliminated or reduced her promotional opportunities within the district attorney's office.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/08/2002
• Published 02/08/2002

Judges

•  HALLER, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Robert Vaage and Robert F. Vaage; McKenna & Cuneo and Michael H. Fish, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John J. Sansone, County Counsel, Diane Bardsley, Assistant County Counsel, William A. Johnson, Jr., Senior Deputy County Counsel, and William Songer, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Appellant.