Toyota of Downtown LA sued over alleged discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination

A car salesman injured his knee while working for the defendants – LAD-T, LLC, doing business as Toyota of Downtown Los Angeles, and Lithia Motors Inc., its parent company – and was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in February 2018.

The plaintiff in the case of Villareal v. LAD-T, LLC. et al. had difficulty walking after the injury. He received an injection for pain then returned to work. In June 2018, he took a leave due to recurring pain. In August 2018, he underwent knee surgery and went on medical leave for two months.

In October 2018, he informed the defendants that his medical provider extended his medical leave for three more months. The next day, the defendants terminated his employment.

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In 2020, the plaintiff filed an action alleging the following:

• discrimination, retaliation, failure to prevent discrimination, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, and failure to engage in a good faith interactive process under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act
• retaliation under California’s Family Rights Act
• wrongful termination in breach of public policy
• refusal to permit inspection of personnel and payroll records in violation of California’s Labor Code

The defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration. They claimed that, at the time the plaintiff began his employment with...

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