Tirado

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ' Monique Tirado, 1:21-cv-00636-KJM-SKO Plaintiff, ORDER 12 v. 13 Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC, et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the court on the motion for judgment on the pleadings by defendants Victoria Secret Stores, LLC and L Brands, Inc. (together, “Victoria’s Secret” for ease of 19 reference). Victoria’s Secret contends the proposed class claims against it are barred by the 20 doctrines of res judicata and release. As explained in this order, the motion is granted in part, but with leave to amend. 22 I. BACKGROUND Tirado worked as a non-exempt employee for defendants in Visalia, California, from November 1, 2020, until December 6, 2020. Compl. § 6, ECF No. 1. Her claims arise from a 25 temperature check policy Victoria’s Secret began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. /d. 41. Tirado alleges the policy required employees to spend approximately five minutes before 27 each…