A California appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a former Gardena police lieutenant’s disability and age discrimination lawsuit. The city’s retiree health insurance eligibility requirements did not establish unlawful discrimination, and the officer failed to plead facts showing discriminatory or retaliatory intent by the city manager involving a workers' compensation stress claim, the 2nd District Court of Appeal said in Sargent v. City of Gardena, an unpublished decision handed down Monday. Michael Sargent worked for…  Read more Â»