California Teacher's Religious Discrimination Claim Rejected By Court

In Jalali v. Los Angeles Unified School District, (CA Ct. App., Oct. 2, 2008), a California state appellate court rejected a claim of religious and national origin discrimination in employment brought by an elementary school teacher. Plaintiff is a Muslim of Iranian descent. She claimed discrimination and harassment based on her ethnicity and religion. The court concluded that none of the instances that form the basis of the suit rise to the level of "adverse employment actions" as that term is used in California's Fair Employment and Housing Act. Yesterday's Metropolitan News-Enterprise reported on the decision.