What is the test for a plaintiff to establish a violation of the California Human Rights Code?

To establish a violation, a plaintiff must make a prima facie case of retaliation. To do that, plaintiff must show he engaged in protected activity, his employer subjected him to an adverse employment action, and the existence of a causal link between the two. If plaintiff meets his prima facie burden, defendant has the burden to prove a legitimate, nonretaliatory explanation for its actions. The plaintiff must then show that the explanation is a pretext for the retaliation. (Hager v. County of Los Angeles (2014) 228 Cal.App.4th 1538, 1540.)