Osborne

BACKGROUND

We take the following facts from the pleadings and the parties’ evidence on the special motion to strike. I. The Human Resources Letter and the Underlying Litigation HAG employed Slap in 1993 and promoted him several times over the years. Slap was serving as HAG’s Market Area Vice President in 2015, when HAG hired Osborne to serve as his executive assistant. HAG paid Osborne on an hourly basis. It is uncontested that, in addition to her professional duties, Slap had Osborne perform personal errands and tasks for him. Slap alleged these personal tasks were part of her job duties, which HAG authorized because they “allowed Slap to focus on his duties as Market Area Vice President.” Osborne alleged Slap “required her to perform demeaning personal tasks such as carry his bags, launder his gym clothes, shine his shoes, cut up his food [and] get up from her desk and come into his office for the purpose of refilling his water glass” and she was “routinely not paid for all hours worked and required to work overtime for which she received no overtime compensation.” Osborne alleged she had repeatedly complained to HAG’s controller and Human Resources (HR) director, Nancy…