Former employee brought action against county transportation authority and nonprofit public benefit corporation created to provide retirement benefits to county transportation workers for wrongful termination in violation of public policy and violation of labor code statute barring solicitation of employees by misrepresentation.
The Superior Court sustained demurrer in favor of defendants without leave to amend. Employee appealed.
The Court of Appeal held that:
- Corporation was a “public entity” subject to Government Claims Act’s (GCA) claims presentation requirement;
- Corporation’s relationship with transportation authority did not excuse corporation from statutory requirement to register on the Registry of Public Agencies; and
- Employee was entitled to amend complaint to include allegation that corporation had not satisfied its statutory obligation to register with the county clerk in each county in which it maintained an office.