New Published California Employment and Tort Cases

Employment Case:  Can an employer be liable under FEHA for an undisclosed bipolar disability? 

The California Court of Appeal Court addressed this issue last month. Below is my one-paragraph case summary from my online publication California Case Summaries™: 

Husband v. Target Corporation (2026) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2026 WL 1430244: The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s order granting defendant employer’s motion for summary judgment in plaintiff’s action alleging claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.) for disability discrimination, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, and failure to engage in the interactive process. The trial court granted summary judgment finding that defendant had no knowledge of plaintiff's bipolar disorder when it terminated him for violating the company's workplace violence policy. The Court of Appeal affirmed, holding as a matter of law that an employer i...