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This case concerns whether an employer violated Labor Code section 132a by terminating an employee who sustained industrial injuries. The Appeals Board reversed the WCJ's finding of discrimination, determining the employer acted based on business necessity due to the employee's inability to perform modified duties and the company's financial hardship. The employer argued the termination was a business decision and not based on the employee's injury. A dissenting commissioner believed the termination, without medical substantiation of permanent disability, constituted unlawful discrimination.
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This case concerns whether an employer violated Labor Code section 132a by terminating an employee who sustained industrial injuries. The Appeals Board reversed the WCJ's finding of discrimination, determining the employer acted based on business necessity due to the employee's inability to perform modified duties and the company's financial hardship. The employer argued the termination was a business decision and not based on the employee's injury. A dissenting commissioner believed the termination, without medical substantiation of permanent disability, constituted unlawful discrimination.
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