In Garcia v. Rockwell Internat. Corp. (1986) 187 Cal. App. 3d 1556, disapproved on another point in Gantt v. Sentry Insurance (1992) 1 Cal.4th 1083, the plaintiff alleged that his employer suspended him without pay for six months and demoted him in retaliation for his reporting of the employer's improper activities to federal authorities. (Garcia, supra, at p. 1558.) The court concluded that the plaintiff properly alleged a Tameny v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (1980) 27 Cal.3d 167 claim based on the disciplinary action taken against him in retaliation for his protected activities, and reversed a summary judgment in favor of the employer. (Garcia, supra, at p. 1562.)