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(Haney v. Aramark)
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Public Policy of Discouraging Fraud Constitutes a Fundamental Public Policy of California
(Haney v. Aramark 8/11/04 CA5)

In this appeal, a former employee alleges he was discharged because he complained about fraudulent billing practices and refused to implement those practices and, thus, his discharge violated public policy. The employer obtained summary adjudication of the wrongful discharge claim on the ground that it was preempted by federal labor statutes because (1) the employee engaged in arguably protected concerted activity and (2) the claim could not be decided independent of the just cause termination provisions contained in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

We hold that the trial court erred in granting summary adjudication because (1) the employer’s separate statement of undisputed facts did not set forth facts and reference evidence which demonstrated that the employee’s individual acts were linked with actual group action and, accordingly, that the employee engaged in arguably concerted activity for purposes of the federal statute and (2) resolution of the wrongful discharge claim is not dependent upon an interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement. In addition, we hold that the public policy of discouraging fraud constitutes a fundamental public policy of California and is sufficient to support the employee’s wrongful discharge claim. Haney v. Aramark 8/11/04 CA5

Accordingly, the judgment is reversed and the case is remanded.

Haney v. Aramark 8/11/04 CA5

Aug 11 2004

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