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4459 An employee who took medical leave because of workplace stress and who, based on his psychiatrist's advice to avoid stressful situations, had his wife respond to inquiries by his employer regarding his medical condition cannot, as a matter of law, be found to have unreasonably failed to respond to his employer's inquiry; allegations that he was terminated for failing to personally respond can support an action for violation of the California Family Rights Act.CitationFAUST v CALIFORNIA PORTLAND (Stressed Employee) 150 CA4 864 [See: GovC 12900 etseq; Nelson v United 74 CA4 597, T/AT 10/99; Pang v Beverly Hosp 79 CA4 986, T/AT 5/00; Yanowitz v L'Oreal 36 C4 1028, T/AT 9/05]
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