California Court of Appeal

A judgment finding an employer liable under Fair Employment and Housing Act for retaliation against a plaintiff-employee and awarding economic damages along with attorney's fees is affirmed where: 1) substantial evidence supported a finding that plaintiff was engaged in a protected activity, subjected to adverse employment action, and that a causal link existed between plaintiff's participation as a witness and the adverse employment action; and 2) consequently , the attorney's fees award was proper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/13/2008
• Published 05/14/2008

Judges

• CANTIL-SAKAUYE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, David S. Chaney, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jacob A. Appelsmith, Alicia M.B. Fowler, Supervising Deputy Attorney General for Defendant and Appellant., Law Offices of Anthony J. Poidmore and Anthony J. Poidmore, Roseville, for Plaintiff and Respondent.