Government Code section 12940

This bill was in direct response to the decision in Rope v. Auto-Clor System of Washington, Inc. (2013) 220 Cal.App.4th 635 (2013), which found that an employee who merely makes a request forBeth-West-15_web an accommodation does not engage in protected activity for purposes of a FEHA retaliation claim.  Under this bill, the Government Code