Druez v. Woodland Hills Private School CA2/3
Jessica Druez was a kindergarten teacher at a private school. While she was out on leave after giving birth, the school attempted to hire her for the coming year. After Druez refused to accept and return the school’s proposed written contract, it withdrew its employment offer. In response, Druez sued the school for wrongful termination and failure to engage in the interactive process. Druez appeals from the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of defendant.
We conclude that Druez forfeited her claim of evidentiary error. We also conclude that the court properly granted summary judgment because defendant presented substantial evidence of a nondiscriminatory and nonretaliatory basis for its decision—Druez refused to accept and return an employment contract for the coming school year—and Druez did not meet her burden to show defendant’s stated reason was pretextual. Finally, defendant accommodated Druez’s pregnancy, and any breakdown in the interactive process is at
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