T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on a nd i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3. T he pa ne l una ni m ous l yc onc l ude s thi s c a s e i s s ui t abl e f orde c i s i on ** w ith o u t o r a l a r g u m e n t. See F ed. R . A pp . P . 34 (a )( 2). NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T N A T A L I E T O M C O , a n in d iv id u a l, P la in tif

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o rn ia B efo re: P R E G E R S O N , G R A B E R , an d B E R Z O N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. P lain ti ff -A p p ellan t N atalie T o m co (“T o m co ”) ap p ea ls th e d istrict co u rt’s g ra n t o f s u m m ary ju d g m en t t o P ra d a U S A C o rp o ra ti o n (“P ra d a” ) o n T o m co ’s 

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c l a i m s f or : ( 1) c ons truc t i ve di s c ha r ge ; ( 2) w r ongf ul t e rm i na t i on i n vi ol a t i on of publ i c pol i c y ; ( 3) r e t a l i a t i on unde rC a l i f orni aL aborC ode § 1102. 5( c ) ; ( 4) C a l i f orni a ’ s P r i va t e A tt orne y s G e ne r a l A c tof 2004 ( “ P A G A ” ) ; a nd ( 5) puni t i ve da m a ge s . W e r e vi e w the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s gr a ntof s um m a ryj udgm e ntde novo, A nthoi ne v . N

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ys . C ons or t i um , 6 0 5 F . 3 d 7 4 0 , 7 4 7 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 1 0 ) , a n d we a f f irm . 1. T o e s t abl i s h ac ons truc t i ve di s c ha r ge c l a i m , “ a dve r s e w orki ng c ondi t i ons m us tbe unus ua l l y‘ a ggr a va t e d’ ora m ountt o a‘ c ont i nuous pa tt e rn’ be f or e the si tuat i on w i l l be deem ed i nt ol er abl e. ” T urner v . A nh euse r- B usch, Inc. , 876 P . 2d 1 0 2 2 , 1 0 2 7 ( C a l. 1 9 9 4 ) ; s e e al s o W at s on v . N at i onw i de I

ns . C o. , 823 F . 2d 360, 361 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 7 ) . T o m co ’ s assert i o n th atsh e ex p eri en ced a “ co n t i n u o u s p att ern ” o f ad v erse w orki ng cond i t i on s bec ause three st ore m anagers had, atvari ou s t i m es , as ked h er to r in g u p c r e d it c a r d s a le s w ith o u t p r o p e rid e n tif ic a tio n is n o t “s u f

f ic ie n tly e x tr a o r d in a rya n d e g r e g io u s to o v e r c o m e th e n o rm a l m o tiv a tio n o f ac o m p e te n t, di l i gent , and reas on abl e e m pl oyee . ” See T urner , 87 6 P . 2d at10 26 . T he re cord do es no tre fl ec tthatT om co re as on abl y bel i eved thatproces si ng cr edi tcard tr a n s a c tio n s w ith o u t p r o p e rid e n tif ic a tio n w a s a g a in s t C a lif o rn iala w a n d , in f

a c t, itT om co ar gu es i n h erw rong ful t erm i nat i on i n v i ol at i on of pu bl i c pol i cy 1 c l a i m tha tpr oc e s s i ng ac r e di tc a r d w i thoutava l i d i de nt i f i c a t i on i s avi ol a t i on of C a l i f orni aC i vi l C ode § 1747 e t s e q . a nd C a l i f orni aP e na l C ode § 484h . N ei ther c o d e p r o h ib its th a t a c tio n , h o w e v e r . 3 i s notagai nstC al i forni a l aw . F i nal l y, a s i ng l e i nst ance i n w hi ch a m anager y el l ed 1 a t h e ris n o t s u f

f ic ie n tlyin to le r ab le o ra g g r a v a te d s o a s to c o m p e l ar e a s o n ab le e m p lo y e e to r e s ig n . See Sou les v. Cadam , Inc. , 3 C a l . R ptr . 2d 6, 12 ( C t . A pp. 1991) ( f i ndi ng tha tthe “ de m ot i on of a n e m pl oy e e orc r i t i c i s m of hi s [ orhe r ] j ob pe r f orm a nc e — e ve n i f

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a i roroutr a ge ous — doe s not. . . c r e a t e the i nt ol e r abl e w orki ng c ondi t i ons ne c e s s a ryt o s upportac l a i m of c ons truc t i ve d is c h a r g e ” ) . W e the r e f

or e a f f i rm the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s gr a ntof s um m a ryj udgm e nton T o m c o ’s c o n s tru c tiv e d is c h a r g e c la im . 2. T o e s t abl i s h apr i m af a c i e c a s e of

w r ongf ul di s c ha r ge i n vi ol a t i on of p u b lic p o lic y , T o m c o m u s t p r o v e , a m o n g o th e rth in g s , th a t s h e w a s d is c h a r g e d . See H an eyv. A ram ark U

ni f . Servs. , Inc. , 17 C a l . R ptr . 3d 336, 348- 49 ( C t . A pp. 2004) . B e c aus e T om c o c a nnote s t abl i s h tha ts he w a s “ di s c ha r ge d, ” he rw r ongf ul di s c ha r ge c l a i m f

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§ 1 10 2. 5(c) , T om co m ustshow , am on g o ther thi ng s, thatshe w as subj ec t ed t o an a d v e r s e e m p lo y m e n t a c tio n b yh e re m p lo y e r . Se e Mor gan v . R ege nt

s of U ni v . of Ca l. , 1 0 5 C a l. Rp tr . 2 d 6 5 2 , 6 6 6 ( C t. A p p . 2 0 0 0 ) . A s p rev i o u sl y d i scu ssed , T o m co w as n o tco n stru ct i v el y d i sch arg ed . T h u s, sh e d i d n o tex p eri en ce an ad v erse em p l o ym en tact i o n , h er ret al i at i o n cl ai m fai l s, a nd w e a f

f i rm the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s gr a ntof s um m a ryj udgm e nti n f a vorof P r a daon th a t c la im . 4. T he P A G A , C a l . L aborC ode §§ 2698- 2699. 5, appl i e s t o vi ol a t i ons of C a lif o rn iaL ab o rC o d e § 1 1 0 2 .5 . See C a l . L ab o rC o d e § 2 6 9 9 . 5 . B e c au s e we a f f irm th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s g r a n t o f s u m m a ryju d g m e n t o n T o m c o ’s § 1 1 0 2 .5 r e t a l i a t i on c l a i m , he rP A G A c l a i m i s ne c e s s a r i l yde f e a t e d. W e the r e f

or e a f f i rm the d is tr ic t c o u rt’s g r a n t o f

s u m m a ryju d g m e n t in f a v o ro f P r a d ao n th a t c la im . 5. B e c au s e w e a f

f irm th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s g r a n t o f s u m m a ryju d g m e n t in f a vorof P r a daon T om c o’ s unde r l y i ng s ubs t a nt i ve c l a i m s , w e a l s o a f f i rm the d is tr ic t c o u rt’s h o ld in g th a t T o m c o ’s r e q u e s t f o rp u n itiv e d a m a g e s is m o o t. A FFI R M ED .