A California federal district court denied BTG International’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in a case involving claims of discrimination based on health conditions and religious background, retaliation, and wrongful termination under California employment laws brought by a remote worker in California, finding that the Pennsylvania-headquartered company purposefully directed its activities toward California by knowingly employing the plaintiff to work remotely from California, thus establishing specific personal jurisdiction.
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