Vatalaro v. County of Sacramento CA3
After being terminated from a position with Sacramento County (the County), Cynthia J. Vatalaro sued the County for unlawful retaliation under Labor Code section 1102.5 (section 1102.5)—a statute that protects whistleblowing employees. Under this statute, an employer cannot retaliate against an employee for disclosing information that the employee has reasonable cause to believe reveals a violation of a local, state, or federal law. Vatalaro alleged that, in violation of this statute, the County retaliated against her after she reported that she was working below her service classification.
The County afterward filed a motion for summary judgment. It contended that Vatalaro could not show that she had a reasonable belief, or any belief at all, that the information she disclosed evidenced a violation of any law.
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