HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
FILED BY YAPSTONE, INC.
* TENTATIVE RULING: *
Defendant Yapstone Holdings, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment is granted. The papers demonstrate that there is no triable issue as to any material fact and Defendant is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law against Plaintiff Paula Vega.
Background
Plaintiffs Paula and Marcela Vega are sisters, who worked for Defendant Yapstone Holdings, Inc. before their termination. In September of 2016, Marcela traveled to Colombia for medical reasons. In October, she underwent surgery, but developed sepsis and pancreatitis, which put her in the intensive care unit. On October 26th, Paula informed her employer Yapstone that she needed to travel to Colombia to attend to her sister. After a couple of extensions of her unpaid leave of absence, Paula was informed that she must return to work on November 28, 2016, and that if she did not return on that date, Yapstone would consider it her resignation. Paula did
Hearing Date
May 20, 2020
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HEARING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
FILED BY YAPSTONE, INC.
* TENTATIVE RULING: *
Defendant Yapstone Holdings, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment is granted. The papers demonstrate that there is no triable issue as to any material fact and Defendant is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law against Plaintiff Paula Vega.
Background
Plaintiffs Paula and Marcela Vega are sisters, who worked for Defendant Yapstone Holdings, Inc. before their termination. In September of 2016, Marcela traveled to Colombia for medical reasons. In October, she underwent surgery, but developed sepsis and pancreatitis, which put her in the intensive care unit. On October 26th, Paula informed her employer Yapstone that she needed to travel to Colombia to attend to her sister. After a couple of extensions of her unpaid leave of absence, Paula was informed that she must return to work on November 28, 2016, and that if she did not return on that date, Yapstone would consider it her resignation. Paula did