Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
“A San Diego nurse has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, alleging that she was illegally fired from her job at the Outpatient Surgery Center of La Jolla for bringing water bottles to work that featured stickers supporting Palestinian freedom and denouncing Israel’s war in Gaza as a genocide. Lauren Gaw alleges that UnitedHealth Group, which owns the local surgery center through a series of subsidiaries, violated several California laws prohibiting employers from infringing on their employees’ political views and activities. The suit also alleges discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination. … UnitedHealth Group, the lone named defendant, and its subsidiary Optum did not respond to requests for comment.” (06/20/25)