Earlier this year, a California Court of Appeal published a decision that provides employers a defense against former employees who claim they were forced to quit due to intolerable working conditions, Simers v. L.A. Times. Importantly, the court found that an employer may be entitled to a summary judgment (i.e., a dismissal without trial) of “quit-and-sue” claims known as “constructive” termination – even when the cases involves alleged discrimination.
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