On September 28, 2026, the Court of Appeal for the State of California held that individual supervisors cannot be held personally liable for whistleblower retaliation under state law.
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A dental assistant for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) alleged she faced whistleblower retaliation and constructive discharge after reporting safety concerns.
The Court of Appeal affirmed a lower court’s decision that individual supervisors cannot be liable for retaliation under state law.
The Court of Appeal overturned the lower court’s dismissal of the retaliation claim against the state and the CDCR.
Farzana Chaudhry, a dental assistant who worked at the California Medical Facility (CMF), which provides dental care for prison inmates, sued the state, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and three individual supervisors for retaliation under California’s Government Claims Act, California Labor Code section 1102.5, and the… Read the complete article here...
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