RAINES v. U.S. HEALTHWORKS MEDICAL GROUP

No. S273630.

15 Cal.5th 268 (2023)

KRISTINA RAINES et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. U.S. HEALTHWORKS MEDICAL GROUP et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

August 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillips, Erlewine, Given & Carlin, R. Scott Erlewine , Brian S. Conlon and Kyle P. O'Malley for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Rob Bonta , Attorney General, Matthew Rodriquez , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael L. Newman , Assistant Attorney General, Srividya Panchalam , Francisco V. Balderrama and Christopher Paul Kailani Medeiros , Deputy Attorneys General, for the Attorney General as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Alexis Alvarez; and Sachin S. Pandya for AIDS Legal Referral Panel, Bet Tzedek, California Employment Lawyers Association, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, Disability Rights Advocates, Disability Rights California, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Disability Rights Legal Center, Impact Fund and Legal Aid at Work as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Reed Smith, Raymond A. Cardozo , Kathryn M. Bayes ; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Tim L. Johnson and Cameron O. Flynn for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

This case requires us to clarify the meaning of the term "employer" as used in the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code,1 § 12900 et seq.). Subject to specified exceptions, section 12940 of the FEHA makes it an "unlawful employment practice" for "any...

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