Case Number:
23STCV15452
Hearing Date:
February 1, 2024
Dept:
55
NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS
:
Defendants Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings.
The motion is granted in part and denied in part.
Background
VANESSA BARRON (Plaintiff) brings this employment action against her former employer LOS ANGELES APPAREL, INC.(LA Apparel) and supervisor JOHN NEWMAN (Newman) (LA Apparel and Newman collectively referred to as Defendants) alleging that Newman sexually harassed her and LA Apparel terminated her employment after she reported Newmans misconduct to the company. Plaintiffs individual causes of action in the Complaint are: (1) Sexual Harassment (Cal. Civ. Code § 51.9); (2) Sexual Harassment in Violation of FEHA (Hostile Work Environment); (3) Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment; and (4) Failure to Prevent Hostile Work Environment and Harassment in Violation of FEHA. Plaintiffs Fifth Cause of Action alleges a PAGA claim against LA Apparel for its alleged La
Hearing Date
February 01, 2024
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Case Number:
23STCV15452
Hearing Date:
February 1, 2024
Dept:
55
NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS
:
Defendants Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings.
The motion is granted in part and denied in part.
Background
VANESSA BARRON (Plaintiff) brings this employment action against her former employer LOS ANGELES APPAREL, INC.(LA Apparel) and supervisor JOHN NEWMAN (Newman) (LA Apparel and Newman collectively referred to as Defendants) alleging that Newman sexually harassed her and LA Apparel terminated her employment after she reported Newmans misconduct to the company. Plaintiffs individual causes of action in the Complaint are: (1) Sexual Harassment (Cal. Civ. Code § 51.9); (2) Sexual Harassment in Violation of FEHA (Hostile Work Environment); (3) Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment; and (4) Failure to Prevent Hostile Work Environment and Harassment in Violation of FEHA. Plaintiffs Fifth Cause of Action alleges a PAGA claim against LA Apparel for its alleged La