Schoensiegel v. Abbott Laboratories Inc. CA2/1
Plaintiff Caitlin Schoensiegel sued her former employer, defendant and respondent Abbott Laboratories, Inc. (Abbott), alleging eight violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code section 12900 et seq. (the FEHA), and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), which is contained in the FEHA, in this employment discrimination action. Schoensiegel also sued her supervisor, Kiyoko Robbins (Robbins), alleging harassment. Abbott terminated Schoensiegel after an investigation determined that she had breached Abbott’s code of conduct by falsifying her sales calls log. Schoensiegel, who suffers from a rare bone disease, asserts that she was terminated because of her disability and that Abbott’s explanation is pretextual.
Abbott and Robbins successfully moved the trial court for an order granting summary judgment, and Schoensiegel appeals from the judgment entered based on that order. Schoensiegel also appeals from an order awarding costs to Abbott and Robbins.
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