Runyon v. Board of Trustees of California State University

Summary

The court held that a California State University employee may bring a statutory damages action for whistleblower retaliation after filing an internal complaint and receiving an adverse university decision. The phrase "satisfactorily addressed" refers to addressing the complaint to the complainant's satisfaction, not to conducting a minimally adequate investigation subject to mandate review. The employee was not required to overturn the university's decision through a writ of mandate before suing for damages.