What the panel ordered
The Findings and Order issued on February 27, 2020 is affirmed, denying applicant's claim of discrimination under Labor Code section 132a.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the Findings and Order issued on February 27, 2020, where the WCJ found no discrimination under Labor Code section 132a and ordered applicant to take nothing on her claim.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
Applicant failed to prove that defendant's termination was related to her workers' compensation claim because the termination process began before defendant had notice of the claim.
From the decision · page 8Based upon this record, it is clear that applicant's termination resulted from proceedings initiated before defendant could have known of her workers' compensation claim and thus unrelated to her claim. It follows that the evidence fails to demonstrate applicant's prima facie section 132a claim.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.